Crap Towns / St Ives / Roads
How dangerous are the roads in St Ives?
There were 2.6 fatal or serious road collisions per 10,000 people a year in St Ives from 2021 to 2025, 8% higher than the typical town's 2.4. In 2025 it was 5.6, up from 1.9 in 2021.
Drive into St Ives in August and you'll be reversing up a cobbled lane for an Audi from Surrey.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1.9 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| 2024 | 0.0 | 2.4 |
| 2025 | 5.6 | 2.5 |
| Town | Distance | Collisions per 10,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Truro | 31.4 km | 3.2 |
| Redruth | 18.8 km | 2.7 |
| St Ives | – | 2.6 |
| Penzance | 10.7 km | 2.4 |
| Falmouth | 29.5 km | 2.3 |
| Pool and Illogan | 16.1 km | 2.3 |
| Newquay | 37.8 km | 2.2 |
| Helston | 19.5 km | 2.1 |
| Hayle | 5.7 km | 2.0 |
| Camborne | 13.5 km | 2.0 |
| Penryn | 26.9 km | 0.5 |
| The typical town | – | 2.4 |