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Torridge road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 178 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1994, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 40% on 1993 (127), and casualties rose from 178.

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

Collisions in 1994
178
Up 40% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
227
Up 28% on 1993
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1994

1.7% of collisions in Torridge in 1994 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious3117%
  • Slight14481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight19084%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1994 is highlighted, with 178, up 40% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday35 (20%)
  • Wednesday31 (17%)
  • Thursday25 (14%)
  • Friday23 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (13%)
  • Sunday20 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (9%)
  • February17 (9.6%)
  • March12 (6.7%)
  • April19 (11%)
  • May19 (11%)
  • June13 (7.3%)
  • July11 (6.2%)
  • August13 (7.3%)
  • September11 (6.2%)
  • October15 (8.4%)
  • November16 (9%)
  • December16 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight134 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds120 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (5.6%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (2.8%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry88 (49%)
  • Wet or damp87 (49%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (31%)
  • 40 mph9 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph112 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (94%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2.2%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (71%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2040 (18%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3547 (21%)
  • 36 to 4523 (10%)
  • 46 to 5523 (10%)
  • 56 to 6520 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 757 (3.1%)
  • Over 7512 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (63%)
  • Passenger63 (28%)
  • Pedestrian22 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle19 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (2.3%)
  • Minibus5 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Torridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1994.

Collisions
341st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
344th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1994

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1994: 31, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386313904
2ndA388273314
3rdA39162002
4thA30725501
5thB32275611
6thB32355600
7thB32365601
8thB32204401
9thB32323600
10thA30792400
11thA3772200
12thB32542200
13thB32171100
14thB32191110
15thB32481101

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1994

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1994: 22.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1994

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1994: 89.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1994, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1994.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years