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Torridge road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 161 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1984, and 231 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (157), and casualties rose from 213.

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

Collisions in 1984
161
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
231
Up 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
4
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
43% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1984

2.5% of collisions in Torridge in 1984 were fatal and 43% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal42.5%
  • Serious6943%
  • Slight8855%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.7%
  • Serious8436%
  • Slight14362%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1984 is highlighted, with 161, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (8.1%)
  • Tuesday26 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (11%)
  • Thursday21 (13%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday33 (20%)
  • Sunday26 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5927 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.5%)
  • February13 (8.1%)
  • March17 (11%)
  • April12 (7.5%)
  • May13 (8.1%)
  • June14 (8.7%)
  • July20 (12%)
  • August13 (8.1%)
  • September8 (5%)
  • October13 (8.1%)
  • November16 (9.9%)
  • December10 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight120 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (8.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (3.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (61%)
  • Wet or damp59 (37%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph71 (44%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph85 (53%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant127 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (23%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist13 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2069 (30%)
  • 21 to 2525 (11%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4523 (10%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (5.6%)
  • Over 756 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (59%)
  • Passenger74 (32%)
  • Pedestrian21 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (58%)
  • Motorcycle50 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1984.

Collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
318th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1984

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1984: 25, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3862536111
2ndA39213807
3rdA388121713
4thB3236101307
5thB32327701
6thA30725904
7thB322751011
8thB32174403
9thA3773302
10thB32203902
11thB32182301
12thB32352201
13thB32481100
14thB32541100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1984

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1984: 37.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1984

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1984: 85.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 25 December 1984.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years