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Torbay road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2023, and 237 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2022 (168), and casualties rose from 228.

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

Collisions in 2023
190
Up 13% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
237
Up 4% on 2022
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Torbay in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious4725%
  • Slight14174%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.8%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18578%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2023 is highlighted, with 190, up 13% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 190
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (13%)
  • Tuesday24 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (15%)
  • Thursday32 (17%)
  • Friday28 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (7.4%)
  • February15 (7.9%)
  • March18 (9.5%)
  • April15 (7.9%)
  • May15 (7.9%)
  • June15 (7.9%)
  • July11 (5.8%)
  • August11 (5.8%)
  • September22 (12%)
  • October19 (10%)
  • November13 (6.8%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight140 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds159 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry138 (73%)
  • Wet or damp50 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph165 (87%)
  • 40 mph11 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (52%)
  • Pedestrian52 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (16%)
  • Cyclist15 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (12%)
  • 21 to 2523 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8%)
  • Over 7512 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider147 (62%)
  • Pedestrian52 (22%)
  • Passenger38 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car250 (73%)
  • Motorcycle41 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 2023.

Collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
206th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2023

Roundham with Hyde, Torbay, TQ4 5AA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2023, with 22 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2023

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2023: 39, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30223959115
2ndA379192402
3rdA380101212
4thB319981003
5thB32015504
6thA31100
7thA3851100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2023

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2023: 82.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2023

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2023: 56.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2023.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years