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Torbay road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2013, and 364 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2012 (304), and casualties fell from 404.

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

Collisions in 2013
297
Down 2% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
364
Down 10% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Torbay in 2013 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4916%
  • Slight24683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight31185%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2013 is highlighted, with 297, down 2% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013: 297
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday52 (18%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (9.1%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.7%)
  • February15 (5.1%)
  • March17 (5.7%)
  • April21 (7.1%)
  • May20 (6.7%)
  • June23 (7.7%)
  • July23 (7.7%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September28 (9.4%)
  • October38 (13%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December21 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (76%)
  • Wet or damp69 (23%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (91%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (2%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (49%)
  • Pedestrian88 (24%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (12%)
  • Cyclist32 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (8%)
  • 16 to 2058 (16%)
  • 21 to 2547 (13%)
  • 26 to 3543 (12%)
  • 36 to 4546 (13%)
  • 46 to 5531 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6529 (8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.1%)
  • Over 7517 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (58%)
  • Pedestrian88 (24%)
  • Passenger66 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car378 (75%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2013.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2013

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2013, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2013

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2013: 45, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022456007
2ndA379283604
3rdA380162513
4thA38591003
5thB31995802
6thB30602200
7thB32012300

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2013

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2013: 120.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2013

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2013: 96.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2013, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years