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Torbay road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 168 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2022, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2021 (230), and casualties fell from 295.

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

Collisions in 2022
168
Down 27% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
228
Down 23% on 2021
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2022

1.8% of collisions in Torbay in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4124%
  • Slight12474%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4620%
  • Slight17979%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2022 is highlighted, with 168, down 27% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 168
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday16 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday29 (17%)
  • Friday33 (20%)
  • Saturday27 (16%)
  • Sunday12 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (4.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:596 (3.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.1%)
  • February7 (4.2%)
  • March18 (11%)
  • April20 (12%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June16 (9.5%)
  • July16 (9.5%)
  • August15 (8.9%)
  • September9 (5.4%)
  • October13 (7.7%)
  • November11 (6.5%)
  • December13 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight129 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (21%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds149 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (8.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry134 (80%)
  • Wet or damp31 (18%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph150 (89%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant131 (57%)
  • Pedestrian44 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7%)
  • 26 to 3535 (15%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7523 (10%)
  • Over 7510 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider123 (54%)
  • Passenger61 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car225 (75%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 2022.

Collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2022

Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2022, with 17 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2022

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2022: 38, including 1 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30223847112
2ndA379212804
3rdA38061301
4thA3855702
5thB30605703
6thB32032201
7thB31991100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2022

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2022: 74.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2022

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2022: 51.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2022, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years