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Torbay road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 371 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2002, and 433 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (385), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2002
371
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
433
Down 7% on 2001
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2002

0.8% of collisions in Torbay in 2002 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight33189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious388.8%
  • Slight39291%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2002 is highlighted, with 371, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002: 371
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday44 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (9.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.1%)
  • February35 (9.4%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April33 (8.9%)
  • May24 (6.5%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July29 (7.8%)
  • August47 (13%)
  • September29 (7.8%)
  • October24 (6.5%)
  • November29 (7.8%)
  • December30 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight362 (98%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds292 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (68%)
  • Wet or damp117 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph317 (85%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph17 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (48%)
  • Pedestrian121 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (14%)
  • Cyclist32 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (18%)
  • 21 to 2539 (9%)
  • 26 to 3566 (15%)
  • 36 to 4553 (12%)
  • 46 to 5549 (11%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7530 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (52%)
  • Pedestrian121 (28%)
  • Passenger85 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (77%)
  • Motorcycle65 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2002.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2002

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2002, with 51 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2002

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2002: 39, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022394912
2ndA379273405
3rdA380222613
4thB319981401
5thA3855501
6thB32013301
7thB30221100
8thB30601100
9thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2002

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2002: 149.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2002

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2002: 115.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years