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Wadebridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Wadebridge, Cornwall, from 1979 to 2025, and 455 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 78 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 5 collisions, up from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
384
1,343rd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
455
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
78
81 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
5
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
5
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Wadebridge

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious7820%
  • Slight30379%

What the data shows

  • Wadebridge had 37 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 39% fewer than the 61 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Wadebridge were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Wadebridge are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 75 children under 16 were killed or injured in Wadebridge, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Wadebridge ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,343rd
Most casualties
1,408th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,326th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (17%)
  • Thursday62 (16%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday52 (14%)
  • Sunday38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway347 (90%)
  • Roundabout30 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph305 (79%)
  • 40 mph46 (12%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds288 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (4.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant171 (38%)
  • Pedestrian136 (30%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (21%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Wadebridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Wadebridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Wadebridge peaked at 22 in 1989; 2025 had 5.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 5
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202555
202433
202333
202244
202122
202045
201956
201856
201723
201645
201523
201489
201333
2012913
201189
201022
200966
20081113
200767
200668
20051317
2004911
200389
200257
20011113
200056
199979
199855
199733
19961111
199588
199444
19931518
19921318
199188
19901517
19892227
1988811
19871415
19861423
19851617
19841114
19831415
19821111
19811618
1980910
19791115

Map of recent crashes in Wadebridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Wadebridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Wadebridge

The 24 most recent collisions in Wadebridge happened between 27 July 2019 and 2 October 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Wadebridge

The A39 has the most collisions in Wadebridge, 134 of 384 (35%), followed by the A389 (18).

Collisions in Wadebridge on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39134167033
2ndA389182102
3rdB3314132100

Council area for Wadebridge

Wadebridge is in Cornwall, where police recorded 78,835 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Wadebridge accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Wadebridge

All 384 collisions in Wadebridge were in the PL27 postcode district.