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Torbay road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2024, and 208 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (190), and casualties fell from 237.

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

Collisions in 2024
165
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
208
Down 12% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2024

3% of collisions in Torbay in 2024 were fatal and 19% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight12978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.4%
  • Serious3416%
  • Slight16981%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2024 is highlighted, with 165, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 165
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday29 (18%)
  • Wednesday25 (15%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday30 (18%)
  • Saturday24 (15%)
  • Sunday15 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5938 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.7%)
  • February14 (8.5%)
  • March11 (6.7%)
  • April10 (6.1%)
  • May16 (9.7%)
  • June12 (7.3%)
  • July17 (10%)
  • August14 (8.5%)
  • September18 (11%)
  • October12 (7.3%)
  • November13 (7.9%)
  • December17 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight112 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit42 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Other9 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry112 (68%)
  • Wet or damp52 (32%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (3%)
  • 30 mph146 (88%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph2 (1.2%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway141 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant113 (54%)
  • Pedestrian34 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (16%)
  • Cyclist17 (8.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2026 (13%)
  • 21 to 2517 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 3531 (15%)
  • 36 to 4530 (14%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6523 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.7%)
  • Over 7518 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (64%)
  • Passenger41 (20%)
  • Pedestrian34 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car221 (74%)
  • Motorcycle35 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 2024.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2024

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 7NT area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2024, with 17 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2024

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2024: 34, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022344626
2ndA379131613
3rdA3808901
4thB31994701
5thB32014901
6thB30603300
7thA3851100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2024

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2024: 65.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2024

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2024: 54.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2024, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2024.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years