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Torridge road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 153 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1990, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1989 (159), and casualties fell from 218.

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

Collisions in 1990
153
Down 4% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
209
Down 4% on 1989
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1990

0.7% of collisions in Torridge in 1990 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3221%
  • Slight12078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3718%
  • Slight17182%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1990 is highlighted, with 153, down 4% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (15%)
  • Tuesday20 (13%)
  • Wednesday23 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (12%)
  • Friday24 (16%)
  • Saturday27 (18%)
  • Sunday17 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5944 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5923 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.8%)
  • February10 (6.5%)
  • March8 (5.2%)
  • April13 (8.5%)
  • May16 (10%)
  • June19 (12%)
  • July19 (12%)
  • August15 (9.8%)
  • September8 (5.2%)
  • October12 (7.8%)
  • November9 (5.9%)
  • December12 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit9 (5.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds112 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other3 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry94 (61%)
  • Wet or damp58 (38%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph46 (30%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph101 (66%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway147 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (16%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist7 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 2049 (23%)
  • 21 to 2528 (13%)
  • 26 to 3536 (17%)
  • 36 to 4521 (10%)
  • 46 to 5512 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (6.2%)
  • Over 755 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider118 (56%)
  • Passenger71 (34%)
  • Pedestrian20 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car185 (70%)
  • Motorcycle33 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1990

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1990 in Torridge

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 20 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1990.

Collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
345th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
344th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1990

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1990: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386161803
2ndA388152604
3rdA39132203
4thA3072121602
5thB322091403
6thB32328810
7thB323581001
8thB32183601
9thB32363501
10thA3772200
11thB32271200
12thB32331100
13thB32541101

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1990

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1990: 21.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1990

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1990: 58.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years