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Torridge road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1985, and 203 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1984 (161), and casualties fell from 231.

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

Collisions in 1985
151
Down 6% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
203
Down 12% on 1984
Fatal collisions
3
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1985

2% of collisions in Torridge in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32%
  • Serious4832%
  • Slight10066%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious6130%
  • Slight13968%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1985 is highlighted, with 151, down 6% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (16%)
  • Tuesday13 (8.6%)
  • Wednesday25 (17%)
  • Thursday22 (15%)
  • Friday30 (20%)
  • Saturday21 (14%)
  • Sunday16 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5.3%)
  • February10 (6.6%)
  • March7 (4.6%)
  • April12 (7.9%)
  • May14 (9.3%)
  • June9 (6%)
  • July11 (7.3%)
  • August15 (9.9%)
  • September15 (9.9%)
  • October16 (11%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December16 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (6%)
  • Not recorded6 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (53%)
  • Wet or damp66 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph56 (37%)
  • 40 mph11 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph83 (55%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway148 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant97 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (28%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (3.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 106 (3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2068 (33%)
  • 21 to 2526 (13%)
  • 26 to 3520 (9.9%)
  • 36 to 4523 (11%)
  • 46 to 5518 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6511 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.4%)
  • Over 755 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (61%)
  • Passenger59 (29%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car160 (60%)
  • Motorcycle53 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1985.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1985

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1985: 33, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863344110
2ndA388132207
3rdA39101203
4thB3220101806
5thA30725801
6thB32324811
7thB32273401
8thB32172201
9thB32182310
10thB32352200
11thB32482200
12thB32542200
13thB32361100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1985

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1985: 30.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1985

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1985: 73.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1985.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years