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Torbay road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1987, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 133 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1986 (443), and casualties fell from 583.

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

Collisions in 1987
431
Down 3% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
530
Down 9% on 1986
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
133
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1987

0.9% of collisions in Torbay in 1987 were fatal and 31% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious13331%
  • Slight29468%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious15028%
  • Slight37671%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1987 is highlighted, with 431, down 3% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February29 (6.7%)
  • March22 (5.1%)
  • April28 (6.5%)
  • May36 (8.4%)
  • June44 (10%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August41 (9.5%)
  • September43 (10%)
  • October32 (7.4%)
  • November37 (8.6%)
  • December37 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph374 (87%)
  • 40 mph31 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.7%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant181 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (28%)
  • Pedestrian132 (25%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • 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 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1546 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20183 (35%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 3542 (7.9%)
  • 36 to 4541 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 7534 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (56%)
  • Pedestrian132 (25%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car439 (63%)
  • Motorcycle166 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 1987.

Collisions
223rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
309th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1987

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1987: 112, including 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379112136033
2ndA30225984024
3rdA385233017
4thA380202716
5thB3199192206
6thB3201161705
7thB3200131305
8thB3205101410
9thB32027701
10thB31983311

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1987

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1987: 166.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1987

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1987: 115.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1987, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years