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Torbay road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2000, and 459 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1999 (408), and casualties fell from 481.

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

Collisions in 2000
366
Down 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
459
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Torbay in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4312%
  • Slight32188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41089%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2000 is highlighted, with 366, down 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (12%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday47 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.5%)
  • February25 (6.8%)
  • March34 (9.3%)
  • April32 (8.7%)
  • May28 (7.7%)
  • June31 (8.5%)
  • July27 (7.4%)
  • August30 (8.2%)
  • September19 (5.2%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November34 (9.3%)
  • December33 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (99%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (68%)
  • Wet or damp115 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph312 (85%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (86%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.3%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant234 (51%)
  • Pedestrian110 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (16%)
  • Cyclist32 (7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2077 (17%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.4%)
  • Over 7514 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider228 (50%)
  • Passenger121 (26%)
  • Pedestrian110 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car477 (76%)
  • Motorcycle72 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2000.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
275th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2000

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2000: 43, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022436009
2ndA379364815
3rdA380172904
4thA385101401
5thB31998802
6thA3752200
7thB32032200
8thB31931101
9thB32011100
10thB32611200

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2000

Paignton and Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2000, with 138 each.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2000

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2000: 124.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2000, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years