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Torbay road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1985, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1984 (500), and casualties rose from 593.

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

Collisions in 1985
512
Up 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
633
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1985

0.6% of collisions in Torbay in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious14829%
  • Slight36171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious18229%
  • Slight44871%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1985 is highlighted, with 512, up 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (17%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (16%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday40 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (4.1%)
  • February25 (4.9%)
  • March38 (7.4%)
  • April39 (7.6%)
  • May46 (9%)
  • June47 (9.2%)
  • July66 (13%)
  • August63 (12%)
  • September44 (8.6%)
  • October41 (8%)
  • November46 (9%)
  • December36 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight377 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit124 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds398 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (20%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (69%)
  • Wet or damp150 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph456 (89%)
  • 40 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph39 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (9%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Motorcyclist220 (35%)
  • Car occupant195 (31%)
  • Pedestrian144 (23%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20204 (32%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (15%)
  • 36 to 4549 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (3.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7529 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider368 (58%)
  • Pedestrian144 (23%)
  • Passenger121 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car514 (59%)
  • Motorcycle229 (26%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 1985.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
158th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1985

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1985: 126, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379126156134
2ndA30224878014
3rdA380345209
4thA385293105
5thB31992730010
6thB3205182002
7thB3201151712
8thB31988811
9thB32008903
10thB32025604
11thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1985

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1985: 190.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1985

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1985: 147.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years