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Torridge road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 157 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1983, and 213 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1982 (162), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1983
157
Down 3% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
213
Level with 1982
Fatal collisions
7
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1983

4.5% of collisions in Torridge in 1983 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal74.5%
  • Serious5535%
  • Slight9561%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal73.3%
  • Serious7435%
  • Slight13262%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1983 is highlighted, with 157, down 3% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (11%)
  • Tuesday21 (13%)
  • Wednesday20 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (8.9%)
  • Friday26 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (18%)
  • Sunday29 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (8.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.1%)
  • February15 (9.6%)
  • March9 (5.7%)
  • April10 (6.4%)
  • May21 (13%)
  • June15 (9.6%)
  • July11 (7%)
  • August18 (11%)
  • September20 (13%)
  • October15 (9.6%)
  • November5 (3.2%)
  • December10 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight117 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (62%)
  • Wet or damp58 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph74 (47%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (46%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (96%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant102 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (26%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist15 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (32%)
  • 21 to 2533 (15%)
  • 26 to 3527 (13%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5513 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.3%)
  • Over 754 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider129 (61%)
  • Passenger64 (30%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car149 (58%)
  • Motorcycle53 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1983.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1983

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1983: 33, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863347214
2ndA39162402
3rdA388101413
4thB322082003
5thA30727903
6thB32326704
7thB32365913
8thB32274502
9thA3771100
10thB32171110
11thB32181200
12thB32351100
13thB32481200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1983

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1983: 33.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1983

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1983: 82.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1983, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1983.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years