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Saltash road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,064 road traffic collisions in Saltash, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,268 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 172 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 12 collisions, down from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,064
719th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,268
1.19 per collision
Fatal collisions
13
14 people killed
Serious collisions
172
192 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
12
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
22
15 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Saltash

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious17216%
  • Slight87983%

What the data shows

  • Saltash had 120 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 186 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Saltash were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 200 children under 16 were killed or injured in Saltash, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in Saltash.

Where Saltash ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
719th
Most casualties
751st
Most fatal collisions
707th
Most serious collisions
775th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (14%)
  • Tuesday153 (14%)
  • Wednesday142 (13%)
  • Thursday173 (16%)
  • Friday198 (19%)
  • Saturday156 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight868 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit166 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway977 (92%)
  • Roundabout32 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph921 (87%)
  • 40 mph73 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph10 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph48 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph6 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds847 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds31 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds24 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist10 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other21 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant554 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist278 (22%)
  • Pedestrian256 (20%)
  • Cyclist124 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant21 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Saltash road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Saltash, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Saltash peaked at 51 in 1979; 2025 had 12.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251222
20241315
2023611
20221723
202188
20201115
20191418
20181620
201789
20161517
20151820
20141111
20132123
20121821
20112831
20101624
20091823
20081619
20072529
20061516
20052631
20042227
20032729
20022428
20012934
20002530
19993844
19981822
19972022
19962327
19952429
19942632
19933235
19921822
19912427
19903337
19893538
19882729
19872935
19863345
19852835
19843541
19832225
19823440
19812527
19803040
19795162

Map of recent crashes in Saltash

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Saltash

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Saltash

The 24 most recent collisions in Saltash happened between 6 February 2024 and 26 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Saltash

The B3271 has the most collisions in Saltash, 226 of 1,064 (21%), followed by the A38 (205).

Collisions in Saltash on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB3271226267442
2ndA38205256639
3rdA388222709

Council areas covering Saltash

Collisions in Saltash were recorded in 2 council areas. Cornwall has 1,060 of 1,064 (99.6%).

Collisions in Saltash by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCornwall1,0601,26213171
2ndPlymouth3501

Postcode district for Saltash

All 1,064 collisions in Saltash were in the PL12 postcode district.