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Torbay road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 364 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2008, and 463 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (374), and casualties rose from 454.

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

Collisions in 2008
364
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
463
Up 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2008

0.8% of collisions in Torbay in 2008 were fatal and 8% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious298%
  • Slight33291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious337.1%
  • Slight42792%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2008 is highlighted, with 364, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday56 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February25 (6.9%)
  • March38 (10%)
  • April28 (7.7%)
  • May28 (7.7%)
  • June25 (6.9%)
  • July34 (9.3%)
  • August35 (9.6%)
  • September32 (8.8%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November28 (7.7%)
  • December24 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds287 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry245 (67%)
  • Wet or damp117 (32%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph294 (81%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph43 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (81%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (8%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant252 (54%)
  • Pedestrian103 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (12%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20113 (24%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3560 (13%)
  • 36 to 4547 (10%)
  • 46 to 5543 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.3%)
  • Over 7521 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (54%)
  • Passenger110 (24%)
  • Pedestrian103 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Fatal
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torbay ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2008.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
248th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
292nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2008

Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2008, with 54 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2008

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2008: 47, including 2 fatal and 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022475921
2ndA379294005
3rdA380222801
4thA385112102
5thB31994401
6thB30603300
7thB32012401
8thA301100
9thA351200
10thA7791100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2008

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2008: 161.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2008

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2008: 106.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2008, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years