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Torbay road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1986, and 583 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1985 (512), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1986
443
Down 13% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
583
Down 8% on 1985
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1986

0.9% of collisions in Torbay in 1986 were fatal and 31% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight30068%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious17530%
  • Slight40169%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1986 is highlighted, with 443, down 13% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday74 (17%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.6%)
  • February22 (5%)
  • March27 (6.1%)
  • April25 (5.6%)
  • May42 (9.5%)
  • June31 (7%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August40 (9%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October51 (12%)
  • November46 (10%)
  • December47 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (28%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (21%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (65%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph385 (87%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph31 (7%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway374 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.4%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist177 (30%)
  • Pedestrian109 (19%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.8%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1543 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20186 (32%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 3569 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5544 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider319 (55%)
  • Passenger155 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car501 (65%)
  • Motorcycle180 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1986.

Collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
315th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1986

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1986: 121, including 1 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379121160132
2ndA30225184314
3rdA380283107
4thB3199182205
5thB3201172008
6thB3205131504
7thA385122007
8thB320091006
9thB31987903
10thB32024502

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1986

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1986: 164.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1986

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1986: 136.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years