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Torbay road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1998, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1997 (371), and casualties rose from 457.

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

Collisions in 1998
433
Up 17% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
531
Up 16% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1998

0.9% of collisions in Torbay in 1998 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight37988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious529.8%
  • Slight47589%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1998 is highlighted, with 433, up 17% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (18%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.5%)
  • February23 (5.3%)
  • March26 (6%)
  • April31 (7.2%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June42 (9.7%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August49 (11%)
  • September42 (9.7%)
  • October36 (8.3%)
  • November32 (7.4%)
  • December32 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (67%)
  • Wet or damp141 (33%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph373 (86%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (7.9%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (53%)
  • Pedestrian139 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9%)
  • 16 to 2094 (18%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 3583 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (12%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6532 (6%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.1%)
  • Over 7527 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (49%)
  • Pedestrian139 (26%)
  • Passenger133 (25%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car601 (81%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.2%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1998.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1998

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1998: 48, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022486107
2ndA379374315
3rdA380273904
4thB3199182003
5thA385132302
6thB30605601
7thB32052200
8thA20221100
9thA2801101
10thA381401
11thA3811100
12thA3821100
13thB30221100
14thB31951100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1998

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1998: 163.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1998

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1998: 132.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years