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Torbay road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1994, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1993 (418), and casualties fell from 522.

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

Collisions in 1994
431
Up 3% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
517
Down 1% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1994

0.7% of collisions in Torbay in 1994 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious429.7%
  • Slight38690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious458.7%
  • Slight46991%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1994 is highlighted, with 431, up 3% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (7.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (5.8%)
  • February30 (7%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April42 (9.7%)
  • May35 (8.1%)
  • June35 (8.1%)
  • July33 (7.7%)
  • August54 (13%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October33 (7.7%)
  • November33 (7.7%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight351 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (66%)
  • Wet or damp146 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph391 (91%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (3.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (9%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (45%)
  • Pedestrian148 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (16%)
  • Cyclist43 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (16%)
  • 36 to 4548 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7543 (8.3%)
  • Over 7537 (7.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (51%)
  • Pedestrian148 (29%)
  • Passenger103 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (76%)
  • Motorcycle86 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1994.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
310th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1994

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1994: 84, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30228410619
2ndB3199354312
3rdA380233504
4thA379171802
5thB3201141603
6thA385101201
7thB30604400
8thA3841100
9thB30221200
10thB31901100
11thB32051101

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1994

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1994: 162.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1994

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1994: 131.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1994, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years