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Torridge road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1979, and 241 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 76 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 7,169 collisions in Torridge.

Collisions in 1979
176
Casualties in 1979
241
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1979

0.6% of collisions in Torridge in 1979 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious7643%
  • Slight9956%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious9439%
  • Slight14661%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1979 is highlighted, with 176.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday29 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday32 (18%)
  • Saturday18 (10%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5914 (8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.8%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March7 (4%)
  • April15 (8.5%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June17 (9.7%)
  • July14 (8%)
  • August21 (12%)
  • September17 (9.7%)
  • October13 (7.4%)
  • November20 (11%)
  • December14 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit18 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds129 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry92 (52%)
  • Wet or damp71 (40%)
  • Frost or ice12 (6.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (40%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph91 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.1%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant107 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2088 (37%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (18%)
  • 36 to 4514 (5.8%)
  • 46 to 5516 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.6%)
  • Over 754 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider137 (57%)
  • Passenger64 (27%)
  • Pedestrian40 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car170 (59%)
  • Motorcycle70 (24%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes8 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Torridge

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1979.

Collisions
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
347th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
322nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1979

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1979: 39, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863954017
2ndA392435011
3rdA388161716
4thB323691004
5thA307261204
6thB32325602
7thB32173602
8thB32203500
9thB32273402
10thB32353301
11thB32481200
12thB32541200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1979

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1979: 33.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1979

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1979: 98.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1979, none were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1979.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years