Crap Towns / Penzance / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in Penzance?
There were 2.4 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in Penzance from 2021 to 2025, about the same as the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 4.0, up from 2.0 in 2021.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Truro | 38.6 km | 3.2 |
| Redruth | 26.1 km | 2.7 |
| St Ives | 10.7 km | 2.6 |
| Penzance | – | 2.4 |
| Falmouth | 33.2 km | 2.3 |
| Pool and Illogan | 23.9 km | 2.3 |
| Newquay | 47.5 km | 2.2 |
| Helston | 19.7 km | 2.1 |
| Hayle | 12.4 km | 2.0 |
| Camborne | 20.6 km | 2.0 |
| Penryn | 31.3 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |