Official DfT STATS19 Data
Cornwall Road Accidents
Every police-reported injury collision in Cornwall from 2021 to 2025 (latest year provisional) — 4,851 collisions, ranked #8 of 350 UK local authorities.
4,851
Collisions · 5 Years
2021–2025
92
Fatal
deaths within 30 days
1,056
Serious
hospital-level injuries
6,673
Casualties
injured or killed
Trend
Collisions by Year
| Year | Collisions | Fatal | Serious | Slight | Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 (provisional) | 920 | 19 | 169 | 732 | 1,194 |
| 2024 | 941 | 17 | 194 | 730 | 1,236 |
| 2023 | 1,000 | 22 | 241 | 737 | 1,379 |
| 2022 | 1,012 | 21 | 244 | 747 | 1,420 |
| 2021 | 978 | 13 | 208 | 757 | 1,444 |
Map
Recent Fatal & Serious Collisions in Cornwall
Locations of the most recent police-recorded fatal (red) and serious (amber) collisions from the dataset.
Fatal collision
Serious collision
Source: DfT STATS19 (OGL v3)
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Other UK Areas
See Cornwall on the hotspot map (filter by year, severity and road user), the full UK local-authority table, or the United Kingdom live tracking page — the UK's WHO-estimated death rate (2.9 per 100,000) is among the world's lowest.
Questions
Cornwall — FAQ
How many road accidents happen in Cornwall?
Cornwall recorded 4,851 police-reported injury collisions over the five-year window (2021–2025, latest year provisional), including 92 fatal and 1,056 serious collisions, with 6,673 total casualties. It ranks #8 of 350 UK local authorities by collision count.
Where does the Cornwall accident data come from?
From STATS19, the official police-reported collision dataset published by the UK Department for Transport under the Open Government Licence — the same data used in government road-safety statistics.