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Torbay road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 226 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2019, and 302 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2018 (261), and casualties fell from 332.

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

Collisions in 2019
226
Down 13% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
302
Down 9% on 2018
Fatal collisions
4
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2019

1.8% of collisions in Torbay in 2019 were fatal and 21% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.8%
  • Serious4721%
  • Slight17577%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5117%
  • Slight24782%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2019 is highlighted, with 226, down 13% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 226
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (12%)
  • Tuesday37 (16%)
  • Wednesday49 (22%)
  • Thursday31 (14%)
  • Friday36 (16%)
  • Saturday29 (13%)
  • Sunday18 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (0.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (9.3%)
  • February15 (6.6%)
  • March17 (7.5%)
  • April13 (5.8%)
  • May14 (6.2%)
  • June29 (13%)
  • July20 (8.8%)
  • August16 (7.1%)
  • September21 (9.3%)
  • October23 (10%)
  • November18 (8%)
  • December19 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds186 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (75%)
  • Wet or damp56 (25%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph206 (91%)
  • 40 mph11 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph7 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (11%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant169 (56%)
  • Pedestrian62 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2033 (11%)
  • 21 to 2526 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3535 (12%)
  • 36 to 4524 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (18%)
  • 56 to 6547 (16%)
  • 66 to 7522 (7.3%)
  • Over 7522 (7.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider173 (57%)
  • Passenger67 (22%)
  • Pedestrian62 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car314 (78%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2019.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2019

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2019, with 30 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2019

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2019: 43, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022436008
2ndA379233627
3rdA380111703
4thB31996700
5thB30605500
6thB32015701
7thA3852210

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2019

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2019: 92.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2019

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2019: 73.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years