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Torridge road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 159 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1989, and 218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1988 (165), and casualties fell from 230.

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

Collisions in 1989
159
Down 4% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
218
Down 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
3
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Torridge in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.9%
  • Serious3119%
  • Slight12579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal52.3%
  • Serious3817%
  • Slight17580%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1989 is highlighted, with 159, down 4% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (11%)
  • Tuesday32 (20%)
  • Wednesday21 (13%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday25 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (19%)
  • Sunday14 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (15%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5925 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5925 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (5%)
  • February11 (6.9%)
  • March14 (8.8%)
  • April6 (3.8%)
  • May14 (8.8%)
  • June9 (5.7%)
  • July16 (10%)
  • August15 (9.4%)
  • September15 (9.4%)
  • October17 (11%)
  • November18 (11%)
  • December16 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds119 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry84 (53%)
  • Wet or damp70 (44%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (31%)
  • 40 mph8 (5%)
  • 60 mph101 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway150 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.5%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant128 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (17%)
  • Van occupant17 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist14 (6.4%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1518 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2076 (35%)
  • 21 to 2523 (11%)
  • 26 to 3528 (13%)
  • 36 to 4521 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5517 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 659 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider126 (58%)
  • Passenger79 (36%)
  • Pedestrian13 (6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (68%)
  • Motorcycle35 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1989.

Collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
329th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
342nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1989

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1989: 25, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386253805
2ndA388152002
3rdA39101413
4thA307271711
5thB32207901
6thB32356600
7thB323661502
8thB32175601
9thB32325602
10thB32183401
11thB32273502
12thB32482301
13thB32541200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1989

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1989: 27.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1989

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1989: 78.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1989, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years