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Torbay road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2015, and 377 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2014 (298), and casualties rose from 363.

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

Collisions in 2015
281
Down 6% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
377
Up 4% on 2014
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2015

None of the collisions in Torbay in 2015 were fatal and 12% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3412%
  • Slight24788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious379.8%
  • Slight34090%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2015 is highlighted, with 281, down 6% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday48 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (8.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (6%)
  • February22 (7.8%)
  • March24 (8.5%)
  • April19 (6.8%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June29 (10%)
  • July26 (9.3%)
  • August26 (9.3%)
  • September30 (11%)
  • October20 (7.1%)
  • November19 (6.8%)
  • December24 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight212 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (79%)
  • Wet or damp58 (21%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph257 (91%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph5 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway239 (85%)
  • Roundabout17 (6%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant215 (57%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.4%)
  • 16 to 2037 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2554 (14%)
  • 26 to 3567 (18%)
  • 36 to 4546 (12%)
  • 46 to 5550 (13%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded26 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider225 (60%)
  • Passenger83 (22%)
  • Pedestrian69 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (77%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2015.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 23 other areas
Serious collisions
258th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2015

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2015, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2015

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2015: 34, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022344303
2ndA380182702
3rdA379173004
4thB30602300
5thB31992300
6thB32011300

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2015

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2015: 115.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2015

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2015: 93.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years