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Torbay road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 378 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1996, and 467 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1995 (418), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 1996
378
Down 10% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
467
Down 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1996

0.8% of collisions in Torbay in 1996 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious379.8%
  • Slight33889%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious418.8%
  • Slight42391%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1996 is highlighted, with 378, down 10% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday63 (17%)
  • Thursday48 (13%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (16%)
  • Sunday35 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.4%)
  • February18 (4.8%)
  • March30 (7.9%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May43 (11%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August39 (10%)
  • September22 (5.8%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November29 (7.7%)
  • December24 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight321 (85%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (65%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph336 (89%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (3.7%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (7.7%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (51%)
  • Pedestrian104 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (11%)
  • 16 to 2067 (14%)
  • 21 to 2559 (13%)
  • 26 to 3580 (17%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7535 (7.5%)
  • Over 7517 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (52%)
  • Passenger118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian104 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (79%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 in Torbay

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torbay ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1996.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
298th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1996

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1996: 82, including 2 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30228210724
2ndB3199394403
3rdA380141802
4thB3060101302
5thA3858900
6thB32017701
7thA3793401
8thB32032200
9thA3811101
10thB31441200
11thB31901100
12thB32051100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1996

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1996: 141.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1996

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1996: 104.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1996, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years