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Torridge road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 151 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1991, and 205 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1990 (153), and casualties fell from 209.

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

Collisions in 1991
151
Down 1% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
205
Down 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
2
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Torridge in 1991 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.3%
  • Serious3423%
  • Slight11576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious4522%
  • Slight15777%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1991 is highlighted, with 151, down 1% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (16%)
  • Tuesday18 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (13%)
  • Thursday25 (17%)
  • Friday27 (18%)
  • Saturday19 (13%)
  • Sunday19 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (9.3%)
  • February9 (6%)
  • March3 (2%)
  • April10 (6.6%)
  • May13 (8.6%)
  • June14 (9.3%)
  • July15 (9.9%)
  • August9 (6%)
  • September21 (14%)
  • October11 (7.3%)
  • November18 (12%)
  • December14 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight109 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit16 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (5.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (5.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry85 (56%)
  • Wet or damp62 (41%)
  • Snow3 (2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph48 (32%)
  • 40 mph6 (4%)
  • 60 mph97 (64%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant123 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (20%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist3 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (25%)
  • 21 to 2530 (15%)
  • 26 to 3533 (16%)
  • 36 to 4525 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 759 (4.4%)
  • Over 754 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider124 (60%)
  • Passenger53 (26%)
  • Pedestrian28 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car178 (68%)
  • Motorcycle39 (15%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1991

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1991 in Torridge

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 342 of them in 1991.

Collisions
343rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
330th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1991

The A388 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1991: 23, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388233517
2ndA386182000
3rdA39172713
4thB32207901
5thA30726902
6thB32356902
7thB32273300
8thB32323602
9thB32172202
10thB32332200
11thA30791101
12thB32361100
13thB32541201

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1991

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1991: 19.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1991

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1991: 64.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 1991.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years