St Austell road traffic accidents
St Austell recorded 1,186 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,500 casualties. Of these collisions, 10 were fatal and 117 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 17% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 117
- Casualties
- 1,500
- Fatal
- 10
- Serious
- 117
- Casualties
- 1,500
Collisions by Year
Areas covering St Austell
Roads in St Austell
Postcode districts in St Austell
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in St Austell
Road collision statistics for St Austell
Collisions recorded
1,186
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
1,500
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
10
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
117
10.7% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in St Austell
Collisions in St Austell are most frequently recorded on a Wednesday (16.4% of the total), with 15.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
84.7% of recorded collisions in St Austell happen on a single carriageway. Around 21.9% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in St Austell have produced 1,500 casualties. Pedestrians account for 20.4% 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 116 collisions, Monday 172 collisions, Tuesday 181 collisions, Wednesday 195 collisions, Thursday 191 collisions, Friday 189 collisions, Saturday 142 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 1,002 collisions, Darkness 184 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 1,005 collisions, Roundabout 111 collisions, One way street 21 collisions, Dual carriageway 21 collisions, Unknown 20 collisions, Slip road 4 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 15 collisions, 30 mph 907 collisions, 40 mph 154 collisions, 50 mph 1 collisions, 60 mph 108 collisions, 70 mph 1 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 901 collisions, Raining no high winds 190 collisions, Other 32 collisions, Fine + high winds 25 collisions, Raining + high winds 24 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 888 casualties, Passenger 306 casualties, Pedestrian 306 casualties.
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Recent Accidents
Showing 6 of 1,186 accidents
Accident 199950B410356
SlightAccident 199950B410344
SlightAccident 199950B410187
SlightAccident 199950B410078
SlightAccident 199950B410130
SlightAccident 199950B410097
SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in St Austell
How many road accidents have there been in St Austell?
1,186 collisions have been recorded in St Austell in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 1,500 casualties.
How many of the collisions in St Austell were serious or fatal?
10 were fatal and 117 were serious — 10.7% of all recorded collisions in St Austell resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in St Austell?
Wednesday is the most common day for collisions in St Austell, accounting for 16.4% of them, and 15.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in St Austell happen on?
84.7% of collisions in St Austell are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in St Austell?
Pedestrians make up 20.4% of the 1,500 casualties recorded in St Austell.
Is road safety in St Austell getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in St Austell rose 17% 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 St Austell 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 St Austell cover 1999 to 2025.