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Torbay road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 421 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2004, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2003 (392), and casualties rose from 462.

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

Collisions in 2004
421
Up 7% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
506
Up 10% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
5.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2004

0.7% of collisions in Torbay in 2004 were fatal and 5.7% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious245.7%
  • Slight39494%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious254.9%
  • Slight47894%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2004 is highlighted, with 421, up 7% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (17%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday54 (13%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (7.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.7%)
  • February37 (8.8%)
  • March34 (8.1%)
  • April26 (6.2%)
  • May42 (10%)
  • June34 (8.1%)
  • July46 (11%)
  • August39 (9.3%)
  • September35 (8.3%)
  • October38 (9%)
  • November32 (7.6%)
  • December30 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (98%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (71%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph343 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (5%)
  • 60 mph53 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (7.4%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (49%)
  • Pedestrian128 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (13%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2089 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3568 (13%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (4%)
  • Not recorded56 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (50%)
  • Pedestrian128 (25%)
  • Passenger123 (24%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car560 (79%)
  • Motorcycle68 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach24 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 198 of them in 2004.

Collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2004

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2004, with 62 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2004

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2004: 48, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022486205
2ndA379334610
3rdB3199101200
4thA3808801
5thA38581300
6thB32016700
7thB30603500
8thB32032200
9thA301300
10thA30921100
11thA3831101
12thB32051100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2004

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2004: 176.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2004

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2004: 129.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years