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Torbay road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2005, and 526 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2004 (421), and casualties rose from 506.

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

Collisions in 2005
436
Up 4% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
526
Up 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
7.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2005

0.5% of collisions in Torbay in 2005 were fatal and 7.6% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious337.6%
  • Slight40192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious356.7%
  • Slight48993%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2005 is highlighted, with 436, up 4% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (18%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (15%)
  • Thursday53 (12%)
  • Friday67 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (16%)
  • Sunday41 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.6%)
  • February33 (7.6%)
  • March25 (5.7%)
  • April33 (7.6%)
  • May35 (8%)
  • June43 (9.9%)
  • July42 (9.6%)
  • August46 (11%)
  • September30 (6.9%)
  • October35 (8%)
  • November42 (9.6%)
  • December39 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight432 (99%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry302 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph284 (65%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph129 (30%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway345 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (9.2%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (54%)
  • Pedestrian132 (25%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (13%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2079 (15%)
  • 21 to 2547 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.8%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded105 (20%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (56%)
  • Pedestrian132 (25%)
  • Passenger100 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car621 (81%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2.7%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had the 175th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
281st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2005

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2005, with 62 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2005

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2005: 58, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022587204
2ndA379252802
3rdA380131500
4thA3856600
5thB31995701
6thB32012200
7thB30601100
8thB32031200

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2005

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2005: 171.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2005

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2005: 144.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years