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Torbay road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 418 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1995, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1994 (431), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 1995
418
Down 3% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
482
Down 7% on 1994
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1995

0.7% of collisions in Torbay in 1995 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious419.8%
  • Slight37489%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious449.1%
  • Slight43590%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1995 is highlighted, with 418, down 3% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995: 418
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (11%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday64 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May37 (8.9%)
  • June40 (9.6%)
  • July49 (12%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September33 (7.9%)
  • October24 (5.7%)
  • November38 (9.1%)
  • December30 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight340 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (16%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (71%)
  • Wet or damp117 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph366 (88%)
  • 40 mph27 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph21 (5%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway352 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.2%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (39%)
  • Pedestrian138 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (16%)
  • Cyclist67 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (11%)
  • 16 to 2085 (18%)
  • 21 to 2571 (15%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider260 (54%)
  • Pedestrian138 (29%)
  • Passenger84 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car509 (72%)
  • Motorcycle80 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1995.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1995

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1995: 84, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022849909
2ndB3199536025
3rdA380192202
4thB3201121202
5thA38591000
6thA37951100
7thB30604400
8thA3812300
9thA3751100
10thA3831101
11thB32051100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1995

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1995: 166.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1995

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1995: 120.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1995.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years