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Torbay road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 298 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2014, and 363 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (297), and casualties fell from 364.

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

Collisions in 2014
298
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
363
Level with 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2014

0.3% of collisions in Torbay in 2014 were fatal and 13% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight25786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4212%
  • Slight32088%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2014 is highlighted, with 298, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014: 298
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday45 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (9.4%)
  • Sunday40 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March20 (6.7%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May25 (8.4%)
  • June28 (9.4%)
  • July27 (9.1%)
  • August26 (8.7%)
  • September37 (12%)
  • October26 (8.7%)
  • November22 (7.4%)
  • December20 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight239 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (70%)
  • Wet or damp87 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph270 (91%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway241 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant176 (48%)
  • Pedestrian82 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (15%)
  • Cyclist36 (9.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2047 (13%)
  • 21 to 2543 (12%)
  • 26 to 3551 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5560 (17%)
  • 56 to 6526 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7522 (6.1%)
  • Over 7517 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider220 (61%)
  • Pedestrian82 (23%)
  • Passenger61 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car382 (73%)
  • Motorcycle56 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 190 of them in 2014.

Collisions
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2014

Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2014, with 34 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2014

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2014: 40, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022405204
2ndA379385809
3rdA380121604
4thA3859900
5thB320181000
6thB31997702
7thB30605700
8thB32032200
9thA30201100
10thA3861100
11thB32021100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2014

Paignton and Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2014, with 114 each.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2014

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2014: 108.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2014.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years