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Torridge road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 174 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1987, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1986 (172), and casualties rose from 229.

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

Collisions in 1987
174
Up 1% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
239
Up 4% on 1986
Fatal collisions
5
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1987

2.9% of collisions in Torridge in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.9%
  • Serious4425%
  • Slight12572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.1%
  • Serious5925%
  • Slight17573%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1987 is highlighted, with 174, up 1% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (10%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday30 (17%)
  • Friday31 (18%)
  • Saturday29 (17%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5918 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (6.9%)
  • February15 (8.6%)
  • March17 (9.8%)
  • April14 (8%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June11 (6.3%)
  • July11 (6.3%)
  • August14 (8%)
  • September15 (8.6%)
  • October19 (11%)
  • November11 (6.3%)
  • December16 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight121 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds124 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (18%)
  • Fog or mist7 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (59%)
  • Wet or damp64 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (4%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph59 (34%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph110 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (96%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant144 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (22%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2072 (30%)
  • 21 to 2532 (13%)
  • 26 to 3532 (13%)
  • 36 to 4528 (12%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.8%)
  • Over 756 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (61%)
  • Passenger72 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car193 (63%)
  • Motorcycle50 (16%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle11 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1987.

Collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
334th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1987

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1987: 36, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3863648110
2ndA388172514
3rdA39152425
4thA3072101201
5thB323581000
6thB32206800
7thB32326801
8thB32175701
9thB32275701
10thB32363302
11thB32182201
12thB32482501
13thA3771100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1987

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1987: 32.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1987

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1987: 82.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1987, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years