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Torbay road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1979, and 603 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,751 collisions in Torbay.

Collisions in 1979
481
Casualties in 1979
603
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1979

1% of collisions in Torbay in 1979 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious13528%
  • Slight34171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15926%
  • Slight43973%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1979 is highlighted, with 481.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (10%)
  • Tuesday75 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday72 (15%)
  • Saturday83 (17%)
  • Sunday53 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (9.8%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (5.4%)
  • February25 (5.2%)
  • March25 (5.2%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May49 (10%)
  • June56 (12%)
  • July70 (15%)
  • August56 (12%)
  • September37 (7.7%)
  • October29 (6%)
  • November29 (6%)
  • December44 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit114 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (69%)
  • Wet or damp136 (28%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph416 (86%)
  • 40 mph18 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph38 (7.9%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road45 (9.4%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant193 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (27%)
  • Pedestrian157 (26%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant29 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6%)
  • 11 to 1571 (12%)
  • 16 to 20167 (28%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 3576 (13%)
  • 36 to 4548 (8%)
  • 46 to 5529 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7535 (5.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (50%)
  • Pedestrian157 (26%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (61%)
  • Motorcycle178 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Torbay

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torbay ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1979.

Collisions
208th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
221st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
317th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
213th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1979

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1979: 125, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379125166236
2ndA30226077121
3rdA380313307
4thB3199182203
5thA385172109
6thB3201161802
7thB3205111912
8thB3202101102
9thB32007700
10thB31982500
11thA371101
12thA3821100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1979

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1979: 177.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1979

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1979: 158.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1979, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years