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Torridge road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 162 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1982, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1981 (184), and casualties fell from 233.

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

Collisions in 1982
162
Down 12% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
213
Down 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
4.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1982

4.3% of collisions in Torridge in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.3%
  • Serious4729%
  • Slight10867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious5626%
  • Slight15070%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1982 is highlighted, with 162, down 12% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (14%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday24 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (19%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (11%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5932 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5918 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (2.5%)
  • February7 (4.3%)
  • March11 (6.8%)
  • April13 (8%)
  • May11 (6.8%)
  • June13 (8%)
  • July21 (13%)
  • August23 (14%)
  • September12 (7.4%)
  • October11 (6.8%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December20 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight111 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (25%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry86 (53%)
  • Wet or damp74 (46%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (37%)
  • 40 mph10 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph91 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant100 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (27%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (7%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2068 (32%)
  • 21 to 2531 (15%)
  • 26 to 3522 (10%)
  • 36 to 4520 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5515 (7%)
  • 56 to 658 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.6%)
  • Over 758 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (61%)
  • Passenger63 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car155 (58%)
  • Motorcycle60 (22%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Torridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1982.

Collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1982

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1982: 31, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386314308
2ndA39212807
3rdA388161914
4thA307271211
5thB32367903
6thB32205611
7thB32272310
8thB32322201
9thB32352201
10thB32171201
11thB32181101
12thB32261100
13thB32481100
14thB32541100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1982

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1982: 29.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1982

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1982: 91.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1982, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years