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Torbay road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 502 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1983, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1982 (436), and casualties rose from 554.

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

Collisions in 1983
502
Up 15% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
588
Up 6% on 1982
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1983

1.8% of collisions in Torbay in 1983 were fatal and 27% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious13527%
  • Slight35871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious15526%
  • Slight42472%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1983 is highlighted, with 502, up 15% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday66 (13%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (5.8%)
  • February44 (8.8%)
  • March44 (8.8%)
  • April39 (7.8%)
  • May27 (5.4%)
  • June42 (8.4%)
  • July65 (13%)
  • August39 (7.8%)
  • September44 (8.8%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November47 (9.4%)
  • December29 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit136 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (68%)
  • Wet or damp163 (32%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph443 (88%)
  • 40 mph12 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph46 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway432 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (7%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist211 (36%)
  • Car occupant175 (30%)
  • Pedestrian129 (22%)
  • Cyclist58 (9.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1561 (10%)
  • 16 to 20199 (34%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3577 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.3%)
  • 46 to 5536 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6519 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (60%)
  • Pedestrian129 (22%)
  • Passenger108 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (61%)
  • Motorcycle210 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1983.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1983

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1983: 124, including 3 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379124142326
2ndA30225066015
3rdA380333808
4thB3199242716
5thA385162007
6thB3205131605
7thB3201121301
8thB32009902
9thB31987803
10thB32025501
11thA381201
12thA3811201
13thB31921200

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1983

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1983: 198.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1983

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1983: 145.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1983, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years