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Torridge road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 190 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2000, and 258 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1999 (173), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2000
190
Up 10% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
258
Up 16% on 1999
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2000

1.6% of collisions in Torridge in 2000 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious2513%
  • Slight16285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious3012%
  • Slight22487%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2000 is highlighted, with 190, up 10% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (19%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday27 (14%)
  • Saturday26 (14%)
  • Sunday19 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5930 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (7.9%)
  • February12 (6.3%)
  • March15 (7.9%)
  • April7 (3.7%)
  • May7 (3.7%)
  • June22 (12%)
  • July15 (7.9%)
  • August17 (8.9%)
  • September27 (14%)
  • October13 (6.8%)
  • November23 (12%)
  • December17 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight161 (85%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds122 (64%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (23%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (5.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Wet or damp97 (51%)
  • Dry84 (44%)
  • Mud3 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (1.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph71 (37%)
  • 40 mph2 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph115 (61%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (94%)
  • Roundabout7 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant189 (73%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist12 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2053 (21%)
  • 21 to 2534 (13%)
  • 26 to 3547 (18%)
  • 36 to 4530 (12%)
  • 46 to 5521 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6515 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7%)
  • Over 7510 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider157 (61%)
  • Passenger70 (27%)
  • Pedestrian31 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car245 (76%)
  • Motorcycle17 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2000.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
341st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2000

The A386 and A39 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2000, with 23 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386233414
2ndA39233506
3rdA388202503
4thB322081300
5thB32277803
6thA31246902
7thA30725801
8thA30794500
9thB32173400
10thB32323500
11thB32362400
12thB32542301
13thA301100
14thB32191100
15thB32351100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2000

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2000: 38.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2000

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2000: 98.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years