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Torbay road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1984, and 593 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 142 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1983 (502), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 1984
500
Level with 1983
Casualties in 1984
593
Up 1% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
142
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1984

0.8% of collisions in Torbay in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious14228%
  • Slight35471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious15927%
  • Slight42972%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1984 is highlighted, with 500, level with 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (16%)
  • Wednesday60 (12%)
  • Thursday80 (16%)
  • Friday79 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5997 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.2%)
  • February31 (6.2%)
  • March28 (5.6%)
  • April32 (6.4%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June48 (9.6%)
  • July45 (9%)
  • August49 (9.8%)
  • September46 (9.2%)
  • October43 (8.6%)
  • November55 (11%)
  • December31 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit134 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry356 (71%)
  • Wet or damp142 (28%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph456 (91%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph30 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway434 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist208 (35%)
  • Car occupant190 (32%)
  • Pedestrian152 (26%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1541 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20187 (32%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 3564 (11%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5.7%)
  • Over 7526 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider331 (56%)
  • Pedestrian152 (26%)
  • Passenger110 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (62%)
  • Motorcycle218 (27%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1984.

Collisions
195th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1984

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1984: 138, including 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379138159044
2ndA30225871210
3rdA380314008
4thA385232809
5thB3199213008
6thB3201101101
7thB320291103
8thB32059901
9thB32006801
10thB31983302

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1984

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1984: 206.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1984

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1984: 152.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1984, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years