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Torridge road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 152 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1980, and 202 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1979 (176), and casualties fell from 241.

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

Collisions in 1980
152
Down 14% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
202
Down 16% on 1979
Fatal collisions
5
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Torridge in 1980 were fatal and 38% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53.3%
  • Serious5838%
  • Slight8959%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.5%
  • Serious6633%
  • Slight13165%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1980 is highlighted, with 152, down 14% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday16 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (9.9%)
  • Thursday17 (11%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday31 (20%)
  • Sunday27 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (9.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5931 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (4.6%)
  • February12 (7.9%)
  • March11 (7.2%)
  • April14 (9.2%)
  • May12 (7.9%)
  • June13 (8.6%)
  • July14 (9.2%)
  • August19 (13%)
  • September16 (11%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November6 (3.9%)
  • December12 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight107 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds114 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (58%)
  • Wet or damp59 (39%)
  • Frost or ice5 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (38%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph84 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway145 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)
  • Van occupant10 (5%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (36%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3526 (13%)
  • 36 to 4522 (11%)
  • 46 to 5511 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6510 (5%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.4%)
  • Over 751 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (61%)
  • Passenger55 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car140 (56%)
  • Motorcycle66 (26%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Torridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1980.

Collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
316th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1980

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1980: 42, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3864253116
2ndA39202506
3rdA38891503
4thB322091317
5thA307261302
6thB32274501
7thB32364502
8thB32353311
9thB32182301
10thB32322202
11thB32171101
12thB32481200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1980

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1980: 34.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1980

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1980: 83.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years