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Torridge road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 142 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1992, and 194 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1991 (151), and casualties fell from 205.

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

Collisions in 1992
142
Down 6% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
194
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1992

0.7% of collisions in Torridge in 1992 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3223%
  • Slight10977%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3518%
  • Slight15881%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1992 is highlighted, with 142, down 6% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday19 (13%)
  • Tuesday14 (9.9%)
  • Wednesday23 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (14%)
  • Friday32 (23%)
  • Saturday17 (12%)
  • Sunday17 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5913 (9.2%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5940 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (11%)
  • February10 (7%)
  • March11 (7.7%)
  • April10 (7%)
  • May14 (9.9%)
  • June12 (8.5%)
  • July14 (9.9%)
  • August8 (5.6%)
  • September10 (7%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November11 (7.7%)
  • December12 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight115 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit14 (9.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (9.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds103 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Other6 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry78 (55%)
  • Wet or damp59 (42%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph50 (35%)
  • 40 mph12 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph77 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway132 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.5%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant137 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (11%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1513 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2050 (26%)
  • 21 to 2525 (13%)
  • 26 to 3527 (14%)
  • 36 to 4515 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5513 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6515 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (6.2%)
  • Over 757 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider115 (59%)
  • Passenger58 (30%)
  • Pedestrian21 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car190 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (9.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1992

Map of the last 20 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 343 of them in 1992.

Collisions
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
337th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1992

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1992: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386233506
2ndA388172717
3rdB32278901
4thB323661403
5thB32325502
6thB32355500
7thA30724501
8thA394400
9thB32203500
10thB32172201
11thA30791101
12thA3771101
13thB32261100
14thB32481200
15thB32541100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1992

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1992: 22.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1992

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1992: 56.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1992, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years