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Torbay road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 434 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1980, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (481), and casualties fell from 603.

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

Collisions in 1980
434
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
522
Down 13% on 1979
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1980

0.2% of collisions in Torbay in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious12930%
  • Slight30470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious14327%
  • Slight37872%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1980 is highlighted, with 434, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (15%)
  • Friday59 (14%)
  • Saturday67 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (4.6%)
  • February20 (4.6%)
  • March39 (9%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May41 (9.4%)
  • June34 (7.8%)
  • July71 (16%)
  • August42 (9.7%)
  • September48 (11%)
  • October35 (8.1%)
  • November32 (7.4%)
  • December24 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph372 (86%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph35 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road50 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist158 (30%)
  • Pedestrian120 (23%)
  • Cyclist36 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20168 (32%)
  • 21 to 2570 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (53%)
  • Passenger126 (24%)
  • Pedestrian120 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car461 (63%)
  • Motorcycle174 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Torbay

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torbay ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1980.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1980

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1980: 124, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379124142033
2ndA30225166019
3rdA380283917
4thB3199212509
5thA385192607
6thB3201121506
7thB3205101204
8thB319881204
9thB32025601
10thB32004401
11thA3812200

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1980

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1980: 181.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1980

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1980: 145.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years