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Torbay road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 230 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2021, and 295 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 2020 (183), and casualties rose from 221.

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

Collisions in 2021
230
Up 26% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
295
Up 33% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2021

0.9% of collisions in Torbay in 2021 were fatal and 20% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight18279%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious4917%
  • Slight24483%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2021 is highlighted, with 230, up 26% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 230
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (13%)
  • Tuesday28 (12%)
  • Wednesday36 (16%)
  • Thursday38 (17%)
  • Friday41 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday27 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (8.7%)
  • February6 (2.6%)
  • March15 (6.5%)
  • April19 (8.3%)
  • May25 (11%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July20 (8.7%)
  • August20 (8.7%)
  • September17 (7.4%)
  • October24 (10%)
  • November21 (9.1%)
  • December17 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight167 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry178 (77%)
  • Wet or damp49 (21%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph209 (91%)
  • 40 mph14 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway191 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (11%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant149 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (17%)
  • Pedestrian50 (17%)
  • Cyclist27 (9.2%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2044 (15%)
  • 21 to 2523 (7.8%)
  • 26 to 3554 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (13%)
  • 56 to 6529 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (9.2%)
  • Over 7512 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider196 (66%)
  • Pedestrian50 (17%)
  • Passenger49 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car278 (70%)
  • Motorcycle52 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (6.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had the 148th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2021

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2021, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2021

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2021: 52, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30225274012
2ndA379202203
3rdB319991102
4thA3807702
5thB30605800
6thB32015502
7thA3854610
8thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2021

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2021: 93.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2021

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2021: 87.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2021, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years