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Dobwalls road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Dobwalls, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 232 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
177
2,080th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
232
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
26
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Dobwalls

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2615%
  • Slight14984%

What the data shows

  • Dobwalls had 5 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 77% fewer than the 22 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Dobwalls were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 25 children under 16 were killed or injured in Dobwalls, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in Dobwalls.

Where Dobwalls ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,080th
Most casualties
2,092nd
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday17 (9.6%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday18 (10%)
  • Friday34 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (19%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight159 (90%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway5 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph47 (27%)
  • 40 mph105 (59%)
  • 60 mph22 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds128 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant151 (65%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Dobwalls road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dobwalls, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Dobwalls peaked at 11 in 1989; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202400
202311
202222
202100
202000
201900
201800
201711
201600
201522
201411
201335
201213
201100
201011
200911
200833
200747
2006611
200556
2004810
200322
200257
200144
200058
199968
199878
199722
199667
199544
199467
199344
19921012
1991513
199033
19891114
198889
198756
198646
198533
198477
198355
198248
1981910
198057
1979713

Map of recent crashes in Dobwalls

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Dobwalls

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Dobwalls

The 24 most recent collisions in Dobwalls happened between 27 July 2006 and 29 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Dobwalls

The A38 has the most collisions in Dobwalls, 144 of 177 (81%), followed by the A390 (3).

Collisions in Dobwalls on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38144194220
2ndA3903401

Council area for Dobwalls

Dobwalls is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Dobwalls accounts for 0.2% of them.

Postcode district for Dobwalls

All 177 collisions in Dobwalls were in the PL14 postcode district.