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Torbay road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1982, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1981 (453), and casualties fell from 564.

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

Collisions in 1982
436
Down 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
554
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Torbay in 1982 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious10624%
  • Slight32274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12222%
  • Slight42477%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1982 is highlighted, with 436, down 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 in 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday70 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (5.5%)
  • February32 (7.3%)
  • March31 (7.1%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May42 (9.6%)
  • June42 (9.6%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September36 (8.3%)
  • October31 (7.1%)
  • November36 (8.3%)
  • December40 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit121 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (66%)
  • Wet or damp142 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph387 (89%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph28 (6.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway12 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist189 (34%)
  • Car occupant184 (33%)
  • Pedestrian121 (22%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9%)
  • 16 to 20188 (34%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3568 (12%)
  • 36 to 4542 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.8%)
  • Over 7524 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (54%)
  • Passenger134 (24%)
  • Pedestrian121 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car448 (62%)
  • Motorcycle191 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1982.

Collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1982

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1982: 124, including 4 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379124162436
2ndA3022477119
3rdA385243207
4thB3201212607
5thA380162315
6thB3199111202
7thB320591102
8thB32008801
9thB320281101
10thB31983300
11thA3811100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1982

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1982: 170.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1982

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1982: 106.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1982, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years