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Torridge road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 7,169 road traffic collisions in Torridge from 1979 to 2025, and 9,875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 130 were fatal and 1,441 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 100 collisions, down 5% on 2024 (105), and casualties fell from 140 to 124.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
7,169
12th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
9,875
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
130
1.8% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
100
Down 5% on 2024

Crash severity in Torridge

1.8% of collisions in Torridge from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal1301.8%
  • Serious1,44120%
  • Slight5,59878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal1341.4%
  • Serious1,72617%
  • Slight8,01581%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. In 2025 there were 100, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 100
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025100124
2024105140
2023110155
2022126179
2021101132
2020108151
2019120163
2018115164
2017108168
2016127176
2015140196
2014127198
2013140210
2012121161
2011113155
2010140242
2009155233
2008147209
2007198273
2006177261
2005207278
2004179237
2003184226
2002172232
2001198264
2000190258
1999173222
1998162228
1997192272
1996195255
1995175248
1994178227
1993127178
1992142194
1991151205
1990153209
1989159218
1988165230
1987174239
1986172229
1985151203
1984161231
1983157213
1982162213
1981184233
1980152202
1979176241

When and where crashes happen in Torridge

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday982 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,002 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,077 (15%)
  • Thursday1,055 (15%)
  • Friday1,173 (16%)
  • Saturday1,035 (14%)
  • Sunday845 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59319 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5991 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59887 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,145 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:591,315 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:591,771 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59652 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January536 (7.5%)
  • February488 (6.8%)
  • March519 (7.2%)
  • April501 (7%)
  • May608 (8.5%)
  • June633 (8.8%)
  • July659 (9.2%)
  • August687 (9.6%)
  • September671 (9.4%)
  • October630 (8.8%)
  • November622 (8.7%)
  • December615 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,519 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,094 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit499 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown39 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,277 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,164 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds189 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds122 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist73 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds39 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds10 (0.1%)
  • Other200 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded95 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry4,008 (56%)
  • Wet or damp2,919 (41%)
  • Frost or ice169 (2.4%)
  • Snow33 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep27 (0.4%)
  • Mud10 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph41 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,551 (36%)
  • 40 mph282 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph4,243 (59%)
  • 70 mph22 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway6,773 (94%)
  • Roundabout143 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road127 (1.8%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Torridge

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant6,668 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist1,242 (13%)
  • Pedestrian935 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist374 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant296 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)130 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant78 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant56 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant41 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant22 (0.2%)
  • Other33 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5194 (2%)
  • 6 to 10288 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 15519 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 202,140 (22%)
  • 21 to 251,181 (12%)
  • 26 to 351,486 (15%)
  • 36 to 451,226 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,012 (10%)
  • 56 to 65780 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 75508 (5.1%)
  • Over 75398 (4%)
  • Not recorded143 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider6,296 (64%)
  • Passenger2,644 (27%)
  • Pedestrian935 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car8,860 (73%)
  • Motorcycle1,237 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes638 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes493 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle385 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle169 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach140 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle90 (0.7%)
  • Minibus48 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car27 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Torridge

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Torridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Torridge ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had the 12th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
12th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
12th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
28th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
14th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
337thTorfaen7,94910,6791181,642
338thRedditch7,67610,0331031,349
339thEast Renfrewshire7,61810,0971561,816
340thTorridge (this area)7,1699,8751301,441
341stBlaenau Gwent6,8709,3921041,359
342ndMerthyr Tydfil6,7839,704120926
343rdMelton6,7089,4212631,341

Accident hotspots in Torridge

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area is the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge, with 382 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 43 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge from 1979 to 2025: 1,109, including 26 fatal and 240 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3861,1091,51226240
2ndA3887731,10415156
3rdA397341,16715154
4thA3072356532783
5thB3227197255440
6thB3232187266338
7thB3220181286849
8thA3124165234629
9thB3236139204238
10thB3235117133215
11thB321792120219
12thA307969113517
13thA3774664110
14thB3254467208
15thB32484471010
16thB3233323904
17thB3218233627
18thA30214114
19thB3219111211
20thA32145700

Towns in Torridge

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge from 1979 to 2025: 1,183.

Postcode districts in Torridge

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge from 1979 to 2025: 3,384.

Latest crashes in Torridge

Of the latest 24 crashes in Torridge, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

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