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Torbay road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1991, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 1990 (414), and casualties fell from 523.

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

Collisions in 1991
339
Down 18% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
409
Down 22% on 1990
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1991

1.2% of collisions in Torbay in 1991 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4012%
  • Slight29587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4210%
  • Slight36389%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1991 is highlighted, with 339, down 18% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991: 339
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (12%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February25 (7.4%)
  • March30 (8.8%)
  • April22 (6.5%)
  • May24 (7.1%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July29 (8.6%)
  • August42 (12%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October26 (7.7%)
  • November21 (6.2%)
  • December28 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry214 (63%)
  • Wet or damp123 (36%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph294 (87%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph25 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway287 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (43%)
  • Pedestrian103 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (22%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Van occupant4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2087 (21%)
  • 21 to 2557 (14%)
  • 26 to 3554 (13%)
  • 36 to 4544 (11%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6529 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.4%)
  • Over 7525 (6.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider218 (53%)
  • Pedestrian103 (25%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (69%)
  • Motorcycle94 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1991

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1991 in Torbay

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torbay ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1991.

Collisions
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1991

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1991: 80, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379809628
2ndA3022344705
3rdA380243201
4thB3199161803
5thA3859901
6thB32018904
7thB32058901
8thB32026600
9thB32004700
10thB31982200
11thA2901100
12thA381100
13thB31951100
14thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1991

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1991: 135.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1991

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1991: 100.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1991, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years