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Torbay road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 343 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1992, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1991 (339), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 1992
343
Up 1% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
446
Up 9% on 1991
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1992

1.7% of collisions in Torbay in 1992 were fatal and 15% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5015%
  • Slight28784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38286%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1992 is highlighted, with 343, up 1% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (15%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.6%)
  • February21 (6.1%)
  • March24 (7%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May21 (6.1%)
  • June38 (11%)
  • July42 (12%)
  • August40 (12%)
  • September34 (9.9%)
  • October26 (7.6%)
  • November22 (6.4%)
  • December26 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds246 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry226 (66%)
  • Wet or damp115 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph297 (87%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (5.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway274 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (12%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (48%)
  • Pedestrian113 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (11%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant28 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (17%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 3551 (11%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (9%)
  • Over 7532 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (48%)
  • Passenger117 (26%)
  • Pedestrian113 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car472 (78%)
  • Motorcycle56 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1992.

Collisions
272nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1992

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1992: 64, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3796482113
2ndA3022344003
3rdA380203117
4thA385121401
5thB319991214
6thB320581000
7thB31984602
8thB32004400
9thB32014500
10thB32022211
11thA32051100
12thA3891100
13thA3971200
14thB31781100
15thB32101100
16thB33021100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1992

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1992: 143.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1992

TQ2 and TQ3 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1992, with 88 each.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1992.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years