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Lostwithiel road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 141 road traffic collisions in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 191 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 24 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 1 collision, the same number as in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
141
2,363rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
191
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
5 people killed
Serious collisions
24
35 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Lostwithiel

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42.8%
  • Serious2417%
  • Slight11380%

What the data shows

  • Lostwithiel had 8 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 65% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Lostwithiel were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 27 children under 16 were killed or injured in Lostwithiel, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 40% of collisions in Lostwithiel.

Where Lostwithiel ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,363rd
Most casualties
2,333rd
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
2,570th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (14%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday15 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday20 (14%)
  • Saturday29 (21%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway133 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph108 (77%)
  • 40 mph13 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant100 (52%)
  • Pedestrian32 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist30 (16%)
  • Cyclist12 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Lostwithiel road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Lostwithiel, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Lostwithiel peaked at 8 in 1987; 2025 had 1.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202512
202411
202300
202211
202111
202011
201911
201800
201725
201600
201546
201411
201322
201211
201145
201036
200900
200822
200755
200611
200555
200411
200336
200223
2001710
200044
199967
199855
199722
199657
199522
199434
199323
199244
199136
1990711
198955
198856
1987815
198637
198569
198422
198344
198245
1981611
198022
197944

Map of recent crashes in Lostwithiel

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Lostwithiel

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Lostwithiel

The 24 most recent collisions in Lostwithiel happened between 10 February 2008 and 3 September 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Lostwithiel

The A390 has the most collisions in Lostwithiel, 97 of 141 (69%), followed by the B3268 (13).

Collisions in Lostwithiel on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39097142419
2ndB3268131302

Council area for Lostwithiel

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

Postcode district for Lostwithiel

All 141 collisions in Lostwithiel were in the PL22 postcode district.