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Torbay road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 309 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2011, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2010 (351), and casualties fell from 457.

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

Collisions in 2011
309
Down 12% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
379
Down 17% on 2010
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2011

0.3% of collisions in Torbay in 2011 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious299.4%
  • Slight27990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious297.7%
  • Slight34992%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2011 is highlighted, with 309, down 12% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011: 309
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (12%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday38 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (5.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.5%)
  • February15 (4.9%)
  • March28 (9.1%)
  • April32 (10%)
  • May26 (8.4%)
  • June20 (6.5%)
  • July29 (9.4%)
  • August28 (9.1%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October25 (8.1%)
  • November29 (9.4%)
  • December26 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight250 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (73%)
  • Wet or damp82 (27%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph278 (90%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph9 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (52%)
  • Pedestrian92 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (13%)
  • Cyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 2076 (20%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3545 (12%)
  • 36 to 4544 (12%)
  • 46 to 5540 (11%)
  • 56 to 6535 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 7516 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded28 (7.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (58%)
  • Pedestrian92 (24%)
  • Passenger66 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car413 (78%)
  • Motorcycle55 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2011.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
273rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2011

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2011, with 36 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2011

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2011: 54, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022546705
2ndA379334001
3rdA380121401
4thA38571101
5thB31994400
6thB32014801
7thB30601100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2011

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2011: 127.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2011

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2011: 91.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years