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Torbay road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2007, and 454 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (385), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2007
374
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
454
Down 3% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2007

1.1% of collisions in Torbay in 2007 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious328.6%
  • Slight33890%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious337.3%
  • Slight41792%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2007 is highlighted, with 374, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday71 (19%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday30 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.4%)
  • February23 (6.1%)
  • March35 (9.4%)
  • April26 (7%)
  • May37 (9.9%)
  • June27 (7.2%)
  • July34 (9.1%)
  • August34 (9.1%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October31 (8.3%)
  • November32 (8.6%)
  • December28 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight279 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds300 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds17 (4.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (66%)
  • Wet or damp126 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (66%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph98 (26%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant225 (50%)
  • Pedestrian117 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (15%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (19%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9%)
  • 26 to 3558 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.1%)
  • Over 7521 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded60 (13%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider239 (53%)
  • Pedestrian117 (26%)
  • Passenger98 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (77%)
  • Motorcycle70 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2007.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2007

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2007, with 45 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2007

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2007: 48, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022486414
2ndA379293414
3rdA380212903
4thB319981102
5thA3856801
6thB30602200
7thA3881100
8thA3971100
9thB32011100
10thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2007

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2007: 164.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2007

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2007: 129.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years