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Torbay road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2010, and 457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2009 (302), and casualties rose from 388.

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

Collisions in 2010
351
Up 16% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
457
Up 18% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2010

0.3% of collisions in Torbay in 2010 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious318.8%
  • Slight31991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious316.8%
  • Slight42593%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2010 is highlighted, with 351, up 16% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (16%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (25%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.4%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March19 (5.4%)
  • April19 (5.4%)
  • May30 (8.5%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July47 (13%)
  • August30 (8.5%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October29 (8.3%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December35 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight281 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds291 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry276 (79%)
  • Wet or damp68 (19%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph316 (90%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant265 (58%)
  • Pedestrian94 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2088 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (12%)
  • 26 to 3553 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5552 (11%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.7%)
  • Over 7531 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded23 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider252 (55%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torbay ranked among 351 areas in 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had the 166th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2010

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2010, with 49 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2010

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2010: 35, including 1 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022355410
2ndA379243103
3rdA380132301
4thB3199131502
5thA3856801
6thB32012300
7thA3781101
8thB30211101
9thB30221200

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2010

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2010: 156.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2010

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2010: 126.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2010, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2010.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years