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Torbay road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2012, and 404 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (309), and casualties rose from 379.

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

Collisions in 2012
304
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
404
Up 7% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2012

0.7% of collisions in Torbay in 2012 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious309.9%
  • Slight27289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious368.9%
  • Slight36590%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2012 is highlighted, with 304, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (13%)
  • Tuesday33 (11%)
  • Wednesday61 (20%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday51 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.6%)
  • February17 (5.6%)
  • March25 (8.2%)
  • April20 (6.6%)
  • May20 (6.6%)
  • June25 (8.2%)
  • July32 (11%)
  • August19 (6.3%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November30 (9.9%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (70%)
  • Wet or damp90 (30%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph272 (89%)
  • 40 mph14 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph3 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (57%)
  • Pedestrian83 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (14%)
  • 46 to 5557 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider227 (56%)
  • Passenger94 (23%)
  • Pedestrian83 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (79%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.7%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2012.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
271st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2012

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2012, with 43 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2012

The A379 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2012: 40, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA379405903
2ndA3022323805
3rdA380121511
4thA3857711
5thB30604400
6thB31992500
7thB32012301
8thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2012

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2012: 122.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2012

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2012: 89.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years