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Carbis Bay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 218 road traffic collisions in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 275 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
218
1,861st of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
275
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
39
47 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Carbis Bay

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3918%
  • Slight17882%

What the data shows

  • Carbis Bay had 28 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 42 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Carbis Bay were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 33 children under 16 were killed or injured in Carbis Bay, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Carbis Bay.

Where Carbis Bay ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,861st
Most casualties
1,912th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
1,999th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (15%)
  • Tuesday22 (10%)
  • Wednesday23 (11%)
  • Thursday40 (18%)
  • Friday44 (20%)
  • Saturday30 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight179 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway211 (97%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (93%)
  • 40 mph2 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph13 (6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds162 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.9%)
  • Other1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant119 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (23%)
  • Pedestrian36 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (10%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Carbis Bay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carbis Bay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Carbis Bay peaked at 9 in 2015; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202400
202322
202237
202111
202022
201934
2018714
201744
201633
2015912
2014913
201323
201245
201133
201033
200911
200869
200711
200644
200555
200434
200379
200267
200145
2000710
199955
199844
199788
199634
199599
199457
199366
199245
199177
199045
198945
198855
1987913
1986811
198548
198488
198333
198256
1981713
198045
197944

Map of recent crashes in Carbis Bay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Carbis Bay

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Carbis Bay

The 24 most recent collisions in Carbis Bay happened between 30 August 2017 and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Carbis Bay

Of the 218 collisions in Carbis Bay, 166 were on the A3074.

Collisions in Carbis Bay on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3074166216131

Council area for Carbis Bay

Carbis Bay is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Carbis Bay accounts for 0.3% of them.

Postcode district for Carbis Bay

All 218 collisions in Carbis Bay were in the TR26 postcode district.