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Torridge road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2001, and 264 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2000 (190), and casualties rose from 258.

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

Collisions in 2001
198
Up 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
264
Up 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2001

1.5% of collisions in Torridge in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.5%
  • Serious2412%
  • Slight17186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious2911%
  • Slight23288%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2001 is highlighted, with 198, up 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (17%)
  • Tuesday37 (19%)
  • Wednesday26 (13%)
  • Thursday24 (12%)
  • Friday33 (17%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday14 (7.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5947 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (6.6%)
  • February19 (9.6%)
  • March20 (10%)
  • April11 (5.6%)
  • May14 (7.1%)
  • June20 (10%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August15 (7.6%)
  • September15 (7.6%)
  • October17 (8.6%)
  • November16 (8.1%)
  • December18 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (87%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds158 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (52%)
  • Wet or damp90 (45%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.5%)
  • Mud1 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph75 (38%)
  • 40 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph114 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway190 (96%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.5%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant182 (69%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1011 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1524 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 2041 (16%)
  • 21 to 2532 (12%)
  • 26 to 3541 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (13%)
  • 46 to 5536 (14%)
  • 56 to 6517 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7513 (4.9%)
  • Over 7511 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider167 (63%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian30 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car253 (76%)
  • Motorcycle24 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle11 (3.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 7 busiest accident hotspots in Torridge

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Torridge ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 335 of them in 2001.

Collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
339th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2001

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2001, with 23 collisions.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2001

The A386 and A388 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2001, with 25 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386253101
2ndA388253714
3rdA39192503
4thB3227111401
5thA312491212
6thB32327700
7thA307261000
8thA30793402
9thB32203401
10thA3612500
11thA3772201
12thB32362201
13thA301501
14thA31251100
15thB32181200
16thB32191100
17thB32351100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2001

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2001: 35.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2001

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2001: 92.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years