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Torbay road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 16,751 road traffic collisions in Torbay from 1979 to 2025, and 20,729 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 139 were fatal and 2,827 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 172 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (165), and casualties fell from 208 to 204.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
16,751
134th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
20,729
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
139
0.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
172
Up 4% on 2024

Crash severity in Torbay

0.8% of collisions in Torbay from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1390.8%
  • Serious2,82717%
  • Slight13,78582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1470.7%
  • Serious3,15215%
  • Slight17,43084%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. In 2025 there were 172, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 172
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172204
2024165208
2023190237
2022168228
2021230295
2020183221
2019226302
2018261332
2017257322
2016267359
2015281377
2014298363
2013297364
2012304404
2011309379
2010351457
2009302388
2008364463
2007374454
2006385470
2005436526
2004421506
2003392462
2002371433
2001385465
2000366459
1999408481
1998433531
1997371457
1996378467
1995418482
1994431517
1993418522
1992343446
1991339409
1990414523
1989437525
1988414521
1987431530
1986443583
1985512633
1984500593
1983502588
1982436554
1981453564
1980434522
1979481603

When and where crashes happen in Torbay

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,329 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,388 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,509 (15%)
  • Thursday2,450 (15%)
  • Friday2,751 (16%)
  • Saturday2,497 (15%)
  • Sunday1,827 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59741 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59189 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,631 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,518 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,185 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,482 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,401 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,604 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,224 (7.3%)
  • February1,109 (6.6%)
  • March1,287 (7.7%)
  • April1,247 (7.4%)
  • May1,434 (8.6%)
  • June1,504 (9%)
  • July1,713 (10%)
  • August1,669 (10%)
  • September1,423 (8.5%)
  • October1,439 (8.6%)
  • November1,396 (8.3%)
  • December1,306 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,311 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,008 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting292 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown95 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds13,484 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,344 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds333 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds181 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist60 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other219 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded95 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry11,702 (70%)
  • Wet or damp4,907 (29%)
  • Frost or ice108 (0.6%)
  • Snow19 (0.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (under 0.1%)
  • Mud1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph71 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph14,391 (86%)
  • 40 mph892 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph39 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph1,237 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph116 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,959 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road1,219 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway935 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout531 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded107 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Torbay

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant9,532 (46%)
  • Pedestrian4,913 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist3,905 (19%)
  • Cyclist1,531 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant417 (2%)
  • Van occupant143 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant88 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)62 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant60 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant40 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5429 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 10883 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,589 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 204,372 (21%)
  • 21 to 252,422 (12%)
  • 26 to 352,892 (14%)
  • 36 to 452,229 (11%)
  • 46 to 551,804 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 651,400 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 751,133 (5.5%)
  • Over 751,011 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded565 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,369 (55%)
  • Pedestrian4,913 (24%)
  • Passenger4,447 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,814 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,093 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle1,583 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes670 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach566 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes394 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle199 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car102 (0.4%)
  • Minibus94 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown23 (0.1%)
  • Other40 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded89 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Torbay

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Torbay

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torbay ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had the 134th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
134th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
110th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
32nd
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
98th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
215thRugby16,80322,8324094,129
216thNeath Port Talbot16,77723,3892902,414
217thWest Lancashire16,77424,9743333,620
218thTorbay (this area)16,75120,7291392,827
219thCaerphilly16,71823,0293123,148
220thHalton16,67023,0792242,666
221stScottish Borders16,59823,7505594,571

Accident hotspots in Torbay

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area is the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay, with 932 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay from 1979 to 2025: 2,426, including 23 fatal and 535 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3792,4263,06223535
2ndA30222,2082,93428380
3rdA3808331,13411151
4thB319963175911125
5thA3854625895104
6thB3201308372273
7thB3205155182231
8thB320098115025
9thB306091120012
10thB32028399120
11thB31986784218
12thB3203272903
13thA381101302
14thB319781003
15thB302271000
16thA3861302
17thA3826802
18thB32205501
19thA3753300
20thA3833303

Towns in Torbay

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay from 1979 to 2025: 6,438.

Postcode districts in Torbay

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay from 1979 to 2025: 5,034.

Latest crashes in Torbay

Of the latest 24 crashes in Torbay, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity