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Torridge road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 177 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2006, and 261 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2005 (207), and casualties fell from 278.

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

Collisions in 2006
177
Down 14% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
261
Down 6% on 2005
Fatal collisions
5
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2006

2.8% of collisions in Torridge in 2006 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal52.8%
  • Serious2514%
  • Slight14783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious3413%
  • Slight22285%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2006 is highlighted, with 177, down 14% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday21 (12%)
  • Wednesday31 (18%)
  • Thursday36 (20%)
  • Friday26 (15%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday19 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (8.5%)
  • February8 (4.5%)
  • March13 (7.3%)
  • April13 (7.3%)
  • May11 (6.2%)
  • June9 (5.1%)
  • July18 (10%)
  • August16 (9%)
  • September21 (12%)
  • October22 (12%)
  • November14 (7.9%)
  • December17 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight137 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (6.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds132 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry90 (51%)
  • Wet or damp82 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.3%)
  • 30 mph42 (24%)
  • 40 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph128 (72%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway159 (90%)
  • Roundabout7 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.4%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant196 (75%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist23 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist9 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1513 (5%)
  • 16 to 2055 (21%)
  • 21 to 2537 (14%)
  • 26 to 3527 (10%)
  • 36 to 4530 (11%)
  • 46 to 5529 (11%)
  • 56 to 6526 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider163 (62%)
  • Passenger70 (27%)
  • Pedestrian28 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car244 (83%)
  • Motorcycle22 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 330 of them in 2006.

Collisions
331st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
323rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2006

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2006, with 18 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2006

The A39 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2006: 23, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39234526
2ndA386162511
3rdA388162603
4thA307281102
5thA31245900
6thB32173300
7thB32363401
8thA30792801
9thA382301
10thB32202410
11thB32322300
12thB32482500
13thA301200
14thB30421100
15thB32271100
16thB32351101
17thB32541100
18thB32771101

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2006

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2006: 33.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2006

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2006: 95.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2006, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2006.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years