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Torridge road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 1999, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1998 (162), and casualties fell from 228.

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

Collisions in 1999
173
Up 7% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
222
Down 3% on 1998
Fatal collisions
3
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Torridge in 1999 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious2816%
  • Slight14282%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18583%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 1999 is highlighted, with 173, up 7% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (18%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday23 (13%)
  • Thursday31 (18%)
  • Friday24 (14%)
  • Saturday20 (12%)
  • Sunday24 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.4%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March18 (10%)
  • April12 (6.9%)
  • May9 (5.2%)
  • June27 (16%)
  • July15 (8.7%)
  • August13 (7.5%)
  • September12 (6.9%)
  • October17 (9.8%)
  • November14 (8.1%)
  • December12 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight139 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds126 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other12 (6.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry97 (56%)
  • Wet or damp71 (41%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph60 (35%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph106 (61%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway163 (94%)
  • Roundabout4 (2.3%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant168 (76%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 158 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2043 (19%)
  • 21 to 2520 (9%)
  • 26 to 3544 (20%)
  • 36 to 4527 (12%)
  • 46 to 5529 (13%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider154 (69%)
  • Passenger49 (22%)
  • Pedestrian19 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (79%)
  • Motorcycle18 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (2%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Torridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Torridge ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 340 of them in 1999.

Collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
343rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 1999

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 1999: 21, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386212603
2ndA388202704
3rdA39192505
4thB322081411
5thB323261100
6thA30794512
7thA30723310
8thA31243301
9thB32353400
10thB32543500
11thA3772300
12thA301200
13thA3851100
14thB31371101
15thB32171100
16thB32271101
17thB32361200
18thB32481201

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 1999

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 1999: 30.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 1999

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 1999: 79.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years