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Torbay road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2006, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2005 (436), and casualties fell from 526.

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

Collisions in 2006
385
Down 12% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
470
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
9.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2006

0.5% of collisions in Torbay in 2006 were fatal and 9.6% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious379.6%
  • Slight34690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious398.3%
  • Slight42991%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2006 is highlighted, with 385, down 12% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday63 (16%)
  • Friday68 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (8.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.8%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March30 (7.8%)
  • April31 (8.1%)
  • May29 (7.5%)
  • June31 (8.1%)
  • July41 (11%)
  • August36 (9.4%)
  • September34 (8.8%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November33 (8.6%)
  • December29 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry244 (63%)
  • Wet or damp139 (36%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph245 (64%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.9%)
  • 60 mph118 (31%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway304 (79%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (7.8%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (53%)
  • Pedestrian130 (28%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1537 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2081 (17%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3571 (15%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.6%)
  • Over 7518 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded52 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (52%)
  • Pedestrian130 (28%)
  • Passenger95 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car539 (82%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torbay ranked among 351 areas in 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2006.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
262nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2006

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2006, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2006

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2006: 36, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022364203
2ndA379283904
3rdA380111501
4thB31996611
5thA38551002
6thA30021100
7thB32011100
8thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2006

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2006: 159.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2006

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2006: 114.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Torbay road accidents in other years