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Torridge road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1981, and 233 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were up 21% on 1980 (152), and casualties rose from 202.

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

Collisions in 1981
184
Up 21% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
233
Up 15% on 1980
Fatal collisions
6
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1981

3.3% of collisions in Torridge in 1981 were fatal and 37% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious6837%
  • Slight11060%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.6%
  • Serious7833%
  • Slight14964%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1981 is highlighted, with 184, up 21% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (20%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (10%)
  • Thursday20 (11%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.5%)
  • February4 (2.2%)
  • March16 (8.7%)
  • April15 (8.2%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June23 (13%)
  • July20 (11%)
  • August17 (9.2%)
  • September26 (14%)
  • October6 (3.3%)
  • November15 (8.2%)
  • December17 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight126 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds133 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (22%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry100 (54%)
  • Wet or damp81 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph75 (41%)
  • 40 mph15 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph91 (49%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway181 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (30%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Cyclist2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2073 (31%)
  • 21 to 2533 (14%)
  • 26 to 3529 (12%)
  • 36 to 4535 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6510 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (4.7%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (65%)
  • Passenger53 (23%)
  • Pedestrian28 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (61%)
  • Motorcycle69 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.9%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1981.

Collisions
340th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
327th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1981

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1981: 41, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3864150118
2ndA392125010
3rdA388162614
4thB322791304
5thA307281403
6thB322071021
7thB32324602
8thB32364601
9thB32352201
10thB32171100
11thB32181200
12thB32481100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1981

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1981: 49.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1981

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1981: 103.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1981, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years