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Torbay road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 437 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1989, and 525 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (414), and casualties rose from 521.

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

Collisions in 1989
437
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
525
Up 1% on 1988
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1989

1.4% of collisions in Torbay in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious11025%
  • Slight32173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious12323%
  • Slight39575%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1989 is highlighted, with 437, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (11%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (21%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5951 (12%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.1%)
  • February31 (7.1%)
  • March33 (7.6%)
  • April38 (8.7%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June48 (11%)
  • July44 (10%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September30 (6.9%)
  • October36 (8.2%)
  • November33 (7.6%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (70%)
  • Wet or damp129 (30%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph376 (86%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (7.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.8%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant211 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (25%)
  • Pedestrian123 (23%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20131 (25%)
  • 21 to 2580 (15%)
  • 26 to 3566 (13%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5544 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.5%)
  • Over 7524 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (56%)
  • Pedestrian123 (23%)
  • Passenger107 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (70%)
  • Motorcycle139 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Torbay

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torbay ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1989.

Collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1989

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1989: 123, including 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379123151035
2ndA30225682316
3rdA380212815
4thA385151504
5thB3201141903
6thB3205121204
7thB319781003
8thB31998813
9thB32006702
10thB32026702
11thB32205501
12thB31983300
13thA3831101

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1989

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1989: 177.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1989

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1989: 118.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1989, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years