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Torridge road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2003, and 226 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2002 (172), and casualties fell from 232.

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

Collisions in 2003
184
Up 7% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
226
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2003

1.1% of collisions in Torridge in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious2413%
  • Slight15886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious2812%
  • Slight19687%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2003 is highlighted, with 184, up 7% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday20 (11%)
  • Tuesday31 (17%)
  • Wednesday34 (18%)
  • Thursday15 (8.2%)
  • Friday35 (19%)
  • Saturday23 (13%)
  • Sunday26 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5916 (8.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5943 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5917 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (8.7%)
  • February17 (9.2%)
  • March13 (7.1%)
  • April10 (5.4%)
  • May15 (8.2%)
  • June8 (4.3%)
  • July12 (6.5%)
  • August18 (9.8%)
  • September17 (9.2%)
  • October18 (9.8%)
  • November18 (9.8%)
  • December22 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry103 (56%)
  • Wet or damp73 (40%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.2%)
  • Mud2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph73 (40%)
  • 40 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph109 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway173 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.7%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant162 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (13%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)
  • Cyclist6 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2053 (23%)
  • 21 to 2518 (8%)
  • 26 to 3539 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (17%)
  • 46 to 5518 (8%)
  • 56 to 6519 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider151 (67%)
  • Passenger51 (23%)
  • Pedestrian24 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car238 (79%)
  • Motorcycle30 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (1%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Torridge ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 334 of them in 2003.

Collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
338th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2003

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2003, with 23 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2003

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2003: 25, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386252803
2ndA388212915
3rdA39182602
4thA3124101400
5thB323291202
6thA30726600
7thB32275810
8thA30792300
9thB32202501
10thB32332500
11thB32352200
12thB32362300
13thA32141200
14thA3771100
15thB32541100
16thB32771100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2003

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2003: 27.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2003

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2003: 82.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2003, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years