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Launceston road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 753 road traffic collisions in Launceston, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 116 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, down from 10 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
753
911th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
925
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
116
126 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
10 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
13 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Launceston

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious11615%
  • Slight63384%

What the data shows

  • Launceston had 103 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 162 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 16% of collisions in Launceston were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 133 children under 16 were killed or injured in Launceston, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 38% of collisions in Launceston.

Where Launceston ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
911th
Most casualties
921st
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,035th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (15%)
  • Tuesday108 (14%)
  • Wednesday107 (14%)
  • Thursday125 (17%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday95 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight628 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway672 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph674 (90%)
  • 40 mph4 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph15 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds585 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds110 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other22 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant495 (54%)
  • Pedestrian209 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (16%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Launceston road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Launceston, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Launceston peaked at 30 in 1999; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
20241013
202355
2022811
202199
20201622
20191316
201888
20171014
20161927
20151117
20141520
20132128
20121316
20111013
20101011
20091217
20082835
20072028
20062228
20052630
20041313
20032231
20022329
20012123
20001820
19993034
19981419
19971112
19962025
19952327
19941726
19932123
19921321
19912125
19901719
19892123
19881823
19872124
19861923
19851617
19841921
19831719
1982910
19811316
19801213
19791316

Map of recent crashes in Launceston

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Launceston

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Launceston

The 24 most recent collisions in Launceston happened between 8 August 2022 and 1 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Launceston

The A388 has the most collisions in Launceston, 318 of 753 (42%), followed by the B3254 (55).

Collisions in Launceston on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388318398143
2ndB3254556616
3rdA30477226

Council area for Launceston

Launceston is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Launceston accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Launceston

All 753 collisions in Launceston were in the PL15 postcode district.