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Torbay road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 267 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2016, and 359 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2015 (281), and casualties fell from 377.

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

Collisions in 2016
267
Down 5% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
359
Down 5% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2016

1.1% of collisions in Torbay in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4316%
  • Slight22183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4412%
  • Slight31287%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2016 is highlighted, with 267, down 5% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday38 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (12%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday45 (17%)
  • Sunday26 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.9%)
  • February28 (10%)
  • March20 (7.5%)
  • April25 (9.4%)
  • May22 (8.2%)
  • June22 (8.2%)
  • July25 (9.4%)
  • August25 (9.4%)
  • September18 (6.7%)
  • October26 (9.7%)
  • November21 (7.9%)
  • December14 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (71%)
  • Wet or damp78 (29%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph239 (90%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph8 (3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6%)
  • Roundabout16 (6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant214 (60%)
  • Pedestrian74 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2029 (8.1%)
  • 21 to 2537 (10%)
  • 26 to 3553 (15%)
  • 36 to 4548 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (16%)
  • 56 to 6533 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (7.8%)
  • Over 7533 (9.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider219 (61%)
  • Pedestrian74 (21%)
  • Passenger66 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car362 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2016.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2016

Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2016, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2016

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2016: 26, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022263515
2ndA379192403
3rdA380132104
4thB31995502
5thB32013500
6thA3852200
7thB30602400
8thB32031100
9thB32071101

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2016

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2016: 126.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2016

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2016: 82.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2016, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2016.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years