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Torbay road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 1999, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1998 (433), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 1999
408
Down 6% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
481
Down 9% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 1999

0.2% of collisions in Torbay in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight35788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight42689%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 1999 is highlighted, with 408, down 6% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999: 408
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday80 (20%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (9.1%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March36 (8.8%)
  • April28 (6.9%)
  • May27 (6.6%)
  • June33 (8.1%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August37 (9.1%)
  • September46 (11%)
  • October34 (8.3%)
  • November26 (6.4%)
  • December40 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight365 (89%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (68%)
  • Wet or damp125 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph353 (87%)
  • 40 mph30 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph18 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (49%)
  • Pedestrian134 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (12%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1032 (6.7%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3599 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (13%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6524 (5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.2%)
  • Over 7523 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider238 (49%)
  • Pedestrian134 (28%)
  • Passenger109 (23%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (78%)
  • Motorcycle62 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 224 of them in 1999.

Collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
278th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 1999

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 1999: 54, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022546308
2ndA379395104
3rdB3199222702
4thA380212804
5thA385151603
6thB30603701
7thB32012200
8thA381100
9thA3821300
10thB32031101
11thB32051100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 1999

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 1999: 168.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 1999

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 1999: 103.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 1999, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years