Skip to main content
CrashStats

Torbay road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 414 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1990, and 523 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1989 (437), and casualties fell from 525.

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

Collisions in 1990
414
Down 5% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
523
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1990

1% of collisions in Torbay in 1990 were fatal and 17% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7117%
  • Slight33982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious7815%
  • Slight44184%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1990 is highlighted, with 414, down 5% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (19%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.2%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May32 (7.7%)
  • June38 (9.2%)
  • July40 (9.7%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October39 (9.4%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December27 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (71%)
  • Wet or damp115 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph341 (82%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph47 (11%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (8.7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (47%)
  • Pedestrian124 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (20%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20122 (23%)
  • 21 to 2579 (15%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4553 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.5%)
  • Over 7530 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider286 (55%)
  • Pedestrian124 (24%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (72%)
  • Motorcycle102 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 253 of them in 1990.

Collisions
254th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
306th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1990

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1990: 107, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379107143012
2ndA3022406119
3rdA380242903
4thB3199172325
5thA385151612
6thB3201121404
7thB32005701
8thB31984501
9thB32024501
10thB32054500
11thA3291100
12thA3821101
13thB2111400
14thB31951200
15thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1990

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1990: 144.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1990

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1990: 106.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1990, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1990.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years