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Torridge road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 195 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1996, and 255 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1995 (175), and casualties rose from 248.

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

Collisions in 1996
195
Up 11% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
255
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Torridge in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious3317%
  • Slight16183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4016%
  • Slight21484%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1996 is highlighted, with 195, up 11% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (13%)
  • Tuesday30 (15%)
  • Wednesday27 (14%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday38 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (12%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5928 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5939 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.7%)
  • February14 (7.2%)
  • March15 (7.7%)
  • April16 (8.2%)
  • May11 (5.6%)
  • June26 (13%)
  • July16 (8.2%)
  • August16 (8.2%)
  • September25 (13%)
  • October11 (5.6%)
  • November13 (6.7%)
  • December19 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds134 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (50%)
  • Wet or damp94 (48%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph57 (29%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph130 (67%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (95%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.6%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant172 (67%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist10 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 105 (2%)
  • 11 to 1520 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2059 (23%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3545 (18%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6520 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (1.2%)
  • Over 754 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider155 (61%)
  • Passenger66 (26%)
  • Pedestrian34 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car237 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (7.1%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1996

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1996 in Torridge

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 339 of them in 1996.

Collisions
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
340th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1996

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1996: 36, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386364805
2ndA388202505
3rdA39192704
4thB3220111802
5thB323581000
6thB321771003
7thB32276800
8thA30725503
9thA30792301
10thB32192300
11thB32322302
12thB32362300
13thB32301101
14thB32331100
15thB32481200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1996

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1996: 33.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1996

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1996: 90.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1996, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years