Bodmin road traffic accidents
Bodmin recorded 720 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 915 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 36% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 915
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 65
- Casualties
- 915
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Bodmin
Roads in Bodmin
Postcode districts in Bodmin
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Bodmin
Road collision statistics for Bodmin
Collisions recorded
720
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
915
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
65
9.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Bodmin
Collisions in Bodmin are most frequently recorded on a Thursday (18.2% of the total), with 14.9% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
90% of recorded collisions in Bodmin happen on a single carriageway. Around 18.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Bodmin have produced 915 casualties. Pedestrians account for 19.9% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 70 collisions, Monday 105 collisions, Tuesday 109 collisions, Wednesday 106 collisions, Thursday 131 collisions, Friday 126 collisions, Saturday 73 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 613 collisions, Darkness 107 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 648 collisions, Roundabout 26 collisions, One way street 22 collisions, Dual carriageway 8 collisions, Unknown 7 collisions, One way street/Slip road 6 collisions, Slip road 3 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 22 collisions, 30 mph 511 collisions, 40 mph 54 collisions, 50 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 128 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 576 collisions, Raining no high winds 95 collisions, Raining + high winds 16 collisions, Fine + high winds 13 collisions, Other 11 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 526 casualties, Passenger 207 casualties, Pedestrian 182 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Bodmin
How many road accidents have there been in Bodmin?
720 collisions have been recorded in Bodmin in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 915 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Bodmin were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 65 were serious — 9.3% of all recorded collisions in Bodmin resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Bodmin?
Thursday is the most common day for collisions in Bodmin, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 14.9% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Bodmin happen on?
90% of collisions in Bodmin are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Bodmin?
Pedestrians make up 19.9% of the 915 casualties recorded in Bodmin.
Is road safety in Bodmin getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Bodmin rose 36% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Bodmin come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Bodmin cover 1999 to 2025.