Looe road traffic accidents
Looe recorded 164 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 191 casualties. Of these collisions, 1 was fatal and 12 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were unchanged on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 191
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 12
- Casualties
- 191
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Looe
Roads in Looe
Postcode districts in Looe
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Looe
Road collision statistics for Looe
Collisions recorded
164
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
191
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
1
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
12
7.9% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Looe
Collisions in Looe are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16.5% of the total), with 14% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
93.3% of recorded collisions in Looe happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.2% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Looe have produced 191 casualties. Pedestrians account for 45.5% 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 25 collisions, Monday 25 collisions, Tuesday 15 collisions, Wednesday 25 collisions, Thursday 25 collisions, Friday 22 collisions, Saturday 27 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 141 collisions, Darkness 23 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 153 collisions, One way street 6 collisions, Unknown 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 1 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 4 collisions, 30 mph 139 collisions, 40 mph 3 collisions, 60 mph 18 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 126 collisions, Raining no high winds 26 collisions, Raining + high winds 4 collisions, Snowing no high winds 2 collisions, Fog or mist 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 76 casualties, Passenger 28 casualties, Pedestrian 87 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Looe
How many road accidents have there been in Looe?
164 collisions have been recorded in Looe in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 191 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Looe were serious or fatal?
1 were fatal and 12 were serious — 7.9% of all recorded collisions in Looe resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Looe?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in Looe, accounting for 16.5% of them, and 14% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Looe happen on?
93.3% of collisions in Looe are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Looe?
Pedestrians make up 45.5% of the 191 casualties recorded in Looe.
Is road safety in Looe getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Looe were broadly unchanged in 2025 compared with 2024.
Where does the road accident data for Looe 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 Looe cover 1999 to 2025.