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Liskeard road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 713 road traffic collisions in Liskeard, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 848 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 102 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, down from 12 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
713
937th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
848
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
102
107 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
12 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
9
14 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Liskeard

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious10214%
  • Slight60785%

What the data shows

  • Liskeard had 101 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 28% fewer than the 140 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Liskeard were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 143 children under 16 were killed or injured in Liskeard, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 36% of collisions in Liskeard.

Where Liskeard ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
937th
Most casualties
971st
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,137th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (13%)
  • Tuesday101 (14%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday124 (17%)
  • Friday133 (19%)
  • Saturday90 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway648 (91%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph622 (87%)
  • 40 mph20 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph52 (7.3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds544 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds22 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant374 (44%)
  • Pedestrian241 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist130 (15%)
  • Cyclist71 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Liskeard road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Liskeard, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Liskeard peaked at 27 in 1992; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202579
20241214
20231115
202255
20211417
202089
20191011
20181317
20171314
201689
20151418
20141013
20131318
20121114
20111723
20101314
20091721
20081721
20071114
20061720
20052128
20041617
20032428
20021619
20012326
20002430
19992327
19981924
19971113
19962230
19951618
19942026
19932123
19922729
19911010
19901722
19891919
19881313
19871519
19861624
19851112
19841515
19831011
19821316
19811718
19801718
19791617

Map of recent crashes in Liskeard

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Liskeard

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Liskeard

The 24 most recent collisions in Liskeard happened between 10 July 2023 and 9 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Liskeard

The A390 has the most collisions in Liskeard, 195 of 713 (27%), followed by the B3254 (185).

Collisions in Liskeard on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA390195234132
2ndB3254185228230
3rdA38141701

Council area for Liskeard

Liskeard is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Liskeard accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Liskeard

All 713 collisions in Liskeard were in the PL14 postcode district.