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Torbay road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2003, and 462 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2002 (371), and casualties rose from 433.

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

Collisions in 2003
392
Up 6% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
462
Up 7% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2003

0.5% of collisions in Torbay in 2003 were fatal and 10% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4110%
  • Slight34989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious429.1%
  • Slight41890%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2003 is highlighted, with 392, up 6% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003: 392
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (17%)
  • Tuesday46 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday44 (11%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (7.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.6%)
  • February26 (6.6%)
  • March21 (5.4%)
  • April39 (9.9%)
  • May33 (8.4%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July38 (9.7%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September31 (7.9%)
  • October26 (6.6%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December33 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight383 (98%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (9.4%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (75%)
  • Wet or damp96 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph335 (85%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph39 (9.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (82%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (8.2%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant220 (48%)
  • Pedestrian121 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (15%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (5%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2073 (16%)
  • 21 to 2548 (10%)
  • 26 to 3573 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider242 (52%)
  • Pedestrian121 (26%)
  • Passenger99 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (74%)
  • Motorcycle79 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 217 of them in 2003.

Collisions
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
268th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2003

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2003, with 70 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2003

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2003: 49, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022496205
2ndA379283505
3rdA380151900
4thA385121304
5thB319981211
6thB32032300
7thA3701100
8thA3811100
9thA3821101
10thB30211200
11thB30601100
12thB32011100
13thB33571100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2003

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2003: 167.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2003

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2003: 121.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2003.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years