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Torbay road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1997, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1996 (378), and casualties fell from 467.

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

Collisions in 1997
371
Down 2% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
457
Down 2% on 1996
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
7.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1997

0.5% of collisions in Torbay in 1997 were fatal and 7.5% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious287.5%
  • Slight34192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious327%
  • Slight42393%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1997 is highlighted, with 371, down 2% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday48 (13%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.2%)
  • February31 (8.4%)
  • March36 (9.7%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May30 (8.1%)
  • June28 (7.5%)
  • July37 (10%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September24 (6.5%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (70%)
  • Wet or damp109 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph331 (89%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph11 (3%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway317 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.3%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (52%)
  • Pedestrian103 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (12%)
  • Cyclist50 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (7.7%)
  • 11 to 1543 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (20%)
  • 21 to 2550 (11%)
  • 26 to 3587 (19%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 7522 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider243 (53%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian103 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (77%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1997.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1997

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1997: 64, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022647307
2ndA379344902
3rdA380192802
4thB3199151800
5thB320171002
6thA3856901
7thB30606800
8thA30271100
9thA32201101
10thA381400
11thA3821100
12thB30221200
13thB32031101
14thB32051100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1997

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1997: 142.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1997

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1997: 102.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1997, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years