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Torridge road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 172 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1986, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1985 (151), and casualties rose from 203.

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

Collisions in 1986
172
Up 14% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
229
Up 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
4.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1986

4.7% of collisions in Torridge in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal84.7%
  • Serious4526%
  • Slight11969%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal83.5%
  • Serious6227%
  • Slight15969%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1986 is highlighted, with 172, up 14% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday26 (15%)
  • Tuesday27 (16%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (12%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday33 (19%)
  • Sunday18 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (9.3%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5932 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.2%)
  • February7 (4.1%)
  • March10 (5.8%)
  • April9 (5.2%)
  • May16 (9.3%)
  • June14 (8.1%)
  • July26 (15%)
  • August20 (12%)
  • September22 (13%)
  • October13 (7.6%)
  • November17 (9.9%)
  • December9 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight124 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit17 (9.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (64%)
  • Wet or damp58 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph63 (37%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph100 (58%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway169 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant104 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist69 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)
  • Van occupant16 (7%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1517 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 2086 (38%)
  • 21 to 2533 (14%)
  • 26 to 3528 (12%)
  • 36 to 4518 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 559 (3.9%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 755 (2.2%)
  • Over 7511 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider145 (63%)
  • Passenger61 (27%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car171 (56%)
  • Motorcycle64 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 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 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1986.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
338th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1986

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1986: 36, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863645310
2ndA39142224
3rdA388111802
4thA307281504
5thB322071101
6thB32326811
7thB32185811
8thB32364401
9thB32273301
10thB32172200
11thA481100
12thB32351100
13thB32481201

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1986

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1986: 28.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1986

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1986: 83.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1986, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years