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Torbay road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1988, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (431), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 1988
414
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
521
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1988

None of the collisions in Torbay in 1988 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious9924%
  • Slight31576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious11221%
  • Slight40979%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1988 is highlighted, with 414, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (15%)
  • Tuesday72 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday51 (12%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.8%)
  • February16 (3.9%)
  • March31 (7.5%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June32 (7.7%)
  • July57 (14%)
  • August32 (7.7%)
  • September45 (11%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November42 (10%)
  • December30 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight287 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (72%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph359 (87%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.3%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (38%)
  • Pedestrian129 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist127 (24%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.1%)
  • Minibus occupant28 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20152 (29%)
  • 21 to 2573 (14%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider267 (51%)
  • Pedestrian129 (25%)
  • Passenger125 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (71%)
  • Motorcycle129 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 241 of them in 1988.

Collisions
242nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 1 other area
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1988

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1988: 124, including 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379124152032
2ndA30224057010
3rdA380294007
4thB3199182203
5thB3201161601
6thA385131601
7thB31988800
8thB320281301
9thB32058802
10thB320071202

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1988

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1988: 157.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1988

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1988: 134.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years