St Ives (Cornwall) road traffic accidents
St Ives (Cornwall) recorded 319 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 352 casualties. Of these collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 22% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 40
- Casualties
- 352
- Fatal
- 4
- Serious
- 40
- Casualties
- 352
Collisions by Year
Areas covering St Ives (Cornwall)
Roads in St Ives (Cornwall)
Postcode districts in St Ives (Cornwall)
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in St Ives (Cornwall)
Road collision statistics for St Ives (Cornwall)
Collisions recorded
319
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
352
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
4
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
40
13.8% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in St Ives (Cornwall)
Collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) are most frequently recorded on a Saturday (16% of the total), with 8.8% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
81.8% of recorded collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) happen on a single carriageway. Around 16% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) have produced 352 casualties. Pedestrians account for 59.1% 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 33 collisions, Monday 47 collisions, Tuesday 46 collisions, Wednesday 46 collisions, Thursday 49 collisions, Friday 47 collisions, Saturday 51 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 291 collisions, Darkness 28 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 261 collisions, One way street 35 collisions, One way street/Slip road 10 collisions, Roundabout 8 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 16 collisions, 30 mph 287 collisions, 40 mph 2 collisions, 60 mph 14 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 263 collisions, Raining no high winds 34 collisions, Raining + high winds 7 collisions, Fine + high winds 5 collisions, Other 5 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 99 casualties, Passenger 45 casualties, Pedestrian 208 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in St Ives (Cornwall)
How many road accidents have there been in St Ives (Cornwall)?
319 collisions have been recorded in St Ives (Cornwall) in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 352 casualties.
How many of the collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) were serious or fatal?
4 were fatal and 40 were serious — 13.8% of all recorded collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in St Ives (Cornwall)?
Saturday is the most common day for collisions in St Ives (Cornwall), accounting for 16% of them, and 8.8% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) happen on?
81.8% of collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in St Ives (Cornwall)?
Pedestrians make up 59.1% of the 352 casualties recorded in St Ives (Cornwall).
Is road safety in St Ives (Cornwall) getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in St Ives (Cornwall) fell 22% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for St Ives (Cornwall) 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 Ives (Cornwall) cover 1999 to 2025.