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Torbay road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 183 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2020, and 221 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 2019 (226), and casualties fell from 302.

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

Collisions in 2020
183
Down 19% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
221
Down 27% on 2019
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2020

None of the collisions in Torbay in 2020 were fatal and 18% were serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3318%
  • Slight15082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18785%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2020 is highlighted, with 183, down 19% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 183
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (16%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday21 (11%)
  • Thursday23 (13%)
  • Friday29 (16%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (11%)
  • February14 (7.7%)
  • March17 (9.3%)
  • April4 (2.2%)
  • May15 (8.2%)
  • June12 (6.6%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August20 (11%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October17 (9.3%)
  • November12 (6.6%)
  • December12 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds150 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry136 (74%)
  • Wet or damp44 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph160 (87%)
  • 40 mph14 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant105 (48%)
  • Pedestrian46 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (18%)
  • Cyclist23 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 159 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2023 (10%)
  • 21 to 2523 (10%)
  • 26 to 3529 (13%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5532 (14%)
  • 56 to 6526 (12%)
  • 66 to 7522 (10%)
  • Over 7515 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (64%)
  • Pedestrian46 (21%)
  • Passenger33 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (70%)
  • Motorcycle40 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 180 of them in 2020.

Collisions
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 29 other areas
Serious collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2020

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2020, with 19 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2020

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2020: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022374508
2ndA379172005
3rdB31997701
4thA3806701
5thB32016600
6thA3853600

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2020

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2020: 77.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2020

TQ1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2020: 54.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2020, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years