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Torbay road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2018, and 332 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2017 (257), and casualties rose from 322.

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

Collisions in 2018
261
Up 2% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
332
Up 3% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2018

0.8% of collisions in Torbay in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious4818%
  • Slight21181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5216%
  • Slight27884%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2018 is highlighted, with 261, up 2% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 261
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (16%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday37 (14%)
  • Thursday46 (18%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5969 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (8%)
  • February14 (5.4%)
  • March21 (8%)
  • April20 (7.7%)
  • May28 (11%)
  • June22 (8.4%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August20 (7.7%)
  • September21 (8%)
  • October21 (8%)
  • November26 (10%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight190 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry192 (74%)
  • Wet or damp66 (25%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph240 (92%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway209 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant165 (50%)
  • Pedestrian78 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (14%)
  • Cyclist28 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1520 (6%)
  • 16 to 2045 (14%)
  • 21 to 2528 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3556 (17%)
  • 36 to 4534 (10%)
  • 46 to 5544 (13%)
  • 56 to 6544 (13%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.8%)
  • Over 7514 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider199 (60%)
  • Pedestrian78 (23%)
  • Passenger55 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car331 (74%)
  • Motorcycle48 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had the 176th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2018

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2018, with 30 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2018

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2018: 43, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022435509
2ndA379212407
3rdA38081801
4thB31998802
5thB32014712
6thA3853301
7thA3611100
8thA3901100
9thB30601100
10thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2018

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2018: 104.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2018

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2018: 86.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2018, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years