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Torbay road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2001, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2000 (366), and casualties rose from 459.

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

Collisions in 2001
385
Up 5% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
465
Up 1% on 2000
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2001

0.3% of collisions in Torbay in 2001 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious369.4%
  • Slight34890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious378%
  • Slight42792%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2001 is highlighted, with 385, up 5% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (13%)
  • Wednesday65 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday40 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (8.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.5%)
  • February28 (7.3%)
  • March35 (9.1%)
  • April23 (6%)
  • May35 (9.1%)
  • June40 (10%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August45 (12%)
  • September22 (5.7%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December30 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight382 (99%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry286 (74%)
  • Wet or damp96 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph345 (90%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph12 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (85%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.2%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant216 (46%)
  • Pedestrian124 (27%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (16%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (9%)
  • 16 to 2088 (19%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (11%)
  • 46 to 5541 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.7%)
  • Over 7528 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (53%)
  • Pedestrian124 (27%)
  • Passenger96 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car516 (76%)
  • Motorcycle78 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Torbay

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torbay ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2001.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
299th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2001

Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2001, with 55 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2001

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2001: 44, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022445203
2ndA379314305
3rdA380162601
4thA385101100
5thB319981100
6thB30603602
7thB32051100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2001

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2001: 155.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2001

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2001: 110.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years