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Torbay road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 257 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2017, and 322 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (267), and casualties fell from 359.

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

Collisions in 2017
257
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
322
Down 10% on 2016
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2017

0.4% of collisions in Torbay in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight20981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4915%
  • Slight27284%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2017 is highlighted, with 257, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 257
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (12%)
  • Friday40 (16%)
  • Saturday42 (16%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5930 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (7%)
  • February20 (7.8%)
  • March26 (10%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June20 (7.8%)
  • July21 (8.2%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September15 (5.8%)
  • October24 (9.3%)
  • November25 (9.7%)
  • December21 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight194 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds217 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (77%)
  • Wet or damp58 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph237 (92%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph4 (1.6%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (56%)
  • Pedestrian62 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (11%)
  • Cyclist27 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1510 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2031 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3555 (17%)
  • 36 to 4545 (14%)
  • 46 to 5550 (16%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7533 (10%)
  • Over 7520 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider202 (63%)
  • Pedestrian62 (19%)
  • Passenger58 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car358 (77%)
  • Motorcycle41 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2017.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2017

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2017, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2017

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2017: 19, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022192903
2ndA379141604
3rdA3806901
4thB31995600
5thA3853400
6thA30521300
7thB30601100
8thB32011100
9thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2017

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2017: 103.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2017

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2017: 77.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years