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Torbay road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2025, and 204 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 27 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2024 (165), and casualties fell from 208.

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

Collisions in 2025
172
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
204
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
4
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
27
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2025

2.3% of collisions in Torbay in 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.3%
  • Serious2716%
  • Slight14182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious2914%
  • Slight17184%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2025 is highlighted, with 172, up 4% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 172
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (13%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday32 (19%)
  • Thursday34 (20%)
  • Friday25 (15%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday15 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (10%)
  • February10 (5.8%)
  • March17 (9.9%)
  • April16 (9.3%)
  • May20 (12%)
  • June6 (3.5%)
  • July10 (5.8%)
  • August17 (9.9%)
  • September14 (8.1%)
  • October15 (8.7%)
  • November13 (7.6%)
  • December16 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight133 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (76%)
  • Wet or damp42 (24%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (7.6%)
  • 30 mph146 (85%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway140 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (8.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (46%)
  • Pedestrian42 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (17%)
  • Cyclist18 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider4 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2020 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2512 (5.9%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4526 (13%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6522 (11%)
  • 66 to 7522 (11%)
  • Over 7523 (11%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (65%)
  • Pedestrian42 (21%)
  • Passenger29 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (69%)
  • Motorcycle36 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (5.7%)
  • Mobility scooter4 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 219 of them in 2025.

Collisions
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2025

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2025, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2025

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2025: 27, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022273215
2ndA379131511
3rdA380111401
4thB32015502
5thA3853501
6thB31993401
7thB30601101

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2025

Paignton had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2025: 74.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2025

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2025: 52.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2025, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years