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Torridge road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 175 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1995, and 248 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1994 (178), and casualties rose from 227.

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

Collisions in 1995
175
Down 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
248
Up 9% on 1994
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1995

0.6% of collisions in Torridge in 1995 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3118%
  • Slight14382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight21085%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1995 is highlighted, with 175, down 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (17%)
  • Tuesday33 (19%)
  • Wednesday26 (15%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday28 (16%)
  • Sunday13 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (22%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.6%)
  • February8 (4.6%)
  • March14 (8%)
  • April15 (8.6%)
  • May10 (5.7%)
  • June18 (10%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August18 (10%)
  • September11 (6.3%)
  • October17 (9.7%)
  • November15 (8.6%)
  • December23 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (82%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit12 (6.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds135 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds16 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry102 (58%)
  • Wet or damp67 (38%)
  • Snow4 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (35%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway168 (96%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (73%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)
  • Cyclist14 (5.6%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2045 (18%)
  • 21 to 2535 (14%)
  • 26 to 3539 (16%)
  • 36 to 4526 (10%)
  • 46 to 5531 (13%)
  • 56 to 6516 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (6.9%)
  • Over 759 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider148 (60%)
  • Passenger74 (30%)
  • Pedestrian26 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car252 (83%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (4.6%)
  • Motorcycle11 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 341 of them in 1995.

Collisions
342nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1995

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1995: 24, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386243214
2ndA388183004
3rdA39173002
4thB3235121402
5thA3072111300
6thB322081101
7thB32364602
8thB32272202
9thB32332200
10thA2861100
11thA301301
12thA30791301
13thA3611100
14thA3771101
15thB32171100
16thB32191100
17thB32321301
18thB32481201
19thB32771100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1995

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1995: 33.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1995

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1995: 95.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1995, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1995.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years