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Torbay road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1993, and 522 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 22% on 1992 (343), and casualties rose from 446.

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

Collisions in 1993
418
Up 22% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
522
Up 17% on 1992
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Torbay in 1993 were fatal and 11% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4811%
  • Slight36788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5310%
  • Slight46489%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1993 is highlighted, with 418, up 22% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (17%)
  • Wednesday59 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (8.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.2%)
  • February37 (8.9%)
  • March30 (7.2%)
  • April28 (6.7%)
  • May44 (11%)
  • June39 (9.3%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August49 (12%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October23 (5.5%)
  • November31 (7.4%)
  • December31 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight330 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (67%)
  • Wet or damp138 (33%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph355 (85%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph32 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road48 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (46%)
  • Pedestrian139 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (14%)
  • Cyclist45 (8.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (19%)
  • 21 to 2564 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (15%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (6.7%)
  • Over 7527 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (48%)
  • Pedestrian139 (27%)
  • Passenger130 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car540 (77%)
  • Motorcycle74 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 1993.

Collisions
212th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
299th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1993

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1993: 69, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022699915
2ndB31994050111
3rdA379262801
4thA380212810
5thA38581500
6thB32018800
7thB306071002
8thB32054400
9thB30222200
10thA30721100
11thA381100
12thB31881100
13thB32021100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1993

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1993: 157.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1993

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1993: 127.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years