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Torridge road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 165 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1988, and 230 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1987 (174), and casualties fell from 239.

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

Collisions in 1988
165
Down 5% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
230
Down 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
3
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Torridge in 1988 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious4326%
  • Slight11972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious5223%
  • Slight17576%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1988 is highlighted, with 165, down 5% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (15%)
  • Tuesday17 (10%)
  • Wednesday23 (14%)
  • Thursday28 (17%)
  • Friday35 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5937 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January9 (5.5%)
  • February16 (9.7%)
  • March15 (9.1%)
  • April15 (9.1%)
  • May18 (11%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July18 (11%)
  • August16 (9.7%)
  • September13 (7.9%)
  • October9 (5.5%)
  • November10 (6.1%)
  • December7 (4.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight125 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds115 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other3 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry89 (54%)
  • Wet or damp73 (44%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph49 (30%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph111 (67%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway154 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant152 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (14%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.9%)
  • Cyclist5 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.4%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (28%)
  • 21 to 2533 (14%)
  • 26 to 3526 (11%)
  • 36 to 4530 (13%)
  • 46 to 5511 (4.8%)
  • 56 to 6524 (10%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.2%)
  • Over 759 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (54%)
  • Passenger83 (36%)
  • Pedestrian23 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car175 (63%)
  • Motorcycle33 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1988

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1988 in Torridge

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  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1988.

Collisions
343rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
331st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1988

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1988: 24, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386243709
2ndA39173613
3rdA388151703
4thA3072101405
5thB322091404
6thB32358811
7thB32175610
8thB32275601
9thB32363301
10thA3772400
11thB32322502
12thB32481100
13thB32541100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1988

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1988: 25.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1988

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1988: 80.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years