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Redruth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,452 road traffic collisions in Redruth, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,778 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 213 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,452
581st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,778
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
10
11 people killed
Serious collisions
213
231 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Down 48% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Redruth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal100.7%
  • Serious21315%
  • Slight1,22985%

What the data shows

  • Redruth had 177 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 29% fewer than the 250 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 15% of collisions in Redruth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 275 children under 16 were killed or injured in Redruth, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in Redruth.

Where Redruth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
581st
Most casualties
596th
Most fatal collisions
849th
Most serious collisions
681st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday191 (13%)
  • Tuesday223 (15%)
  • Wednesday254 (17%)
  • Thursday213 (15%)
  • Friday248 (17%)
  • Saturday194 (13%)
  • Sunday129 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,152 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit263 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,237 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road93 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout73 (5%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph20 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph1,233 (85%)
  • 40 mph41 (2.8%)
  • 50 mph19 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph118 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph21 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,119 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds205 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds50 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other26 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant786 (44%)
  • Pedestrian386 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist344 (19%)
  • Cyclist159 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant35 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Redruth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Redruth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Redruth peaked at 53 in 1985; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251113
20241725
20231619
20221822
20211215
20201316
20192335
20181721
20172733
20162324
20152427
20142838
20131925
20122229
20112327
20101619
20092226
20082837
20073641
20063239
20053641
20043139
20033444
20022733
20014354
20004555
19992532
19982627
19974151
19963674
19953640
19944454
19934045
19923441
19913644
19904051
19894048
19883741
19874551
19864954
19855360
19844047
19832831
19823740
19813542
19804657
19794151

Map of recent crashes in Redruth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Redruth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Redruth

The 24 most recent collisions in Redruth happened between 18 March 2024 and 13 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Redruth

The A3047 has the most collisions in Redruth, 253 of 1,452 (17%), followed by the A393 (225).

Collisions in Redruth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3047253327045
2ndA393225274228
3rdB330090111016
4thB3297141910
5thA306800

Council area for Redruth

Redruth is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Redruth accounts for 1.8% of them.

Postcode districts in Redruth

Collisions in Redruth were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TR15 (1,382) and TR16 (70).