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Torridge road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2007, and 273 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2006 (177), and casualties rose from 261.

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

Collisions in 2007
198
Up 12% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
273
Up 5% on 2006
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2007

0.5% of collisions in Torridge in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2010%
  • Slight17789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious279.9%
  • Slight24590%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2007 is highlighted, with 198, up 12% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (21%)
  • Wednesday34 (17%)
  • Thursday20 (10%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (11%)
  • Sunday21 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5934 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (8.6%)
  • February11 (5.6%)
  • March11 (5.6%)
  • April13 (6.6%)
  • May20 (10%)
  • June17 (8.6%)
  • July16 (8.1%)
  • August11 (5.6%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October19 (9.6%)
  • November21 (11%)
  • December23 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight146 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry110 (56%)
  • Wet or damp80 (40%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph63 (32%)
  • 40 mph10 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph124 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway180 (91%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant213 (78%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (5.5%)
  • Cyclist7 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1512 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 2047 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (13%)
  • 26 to 3535 (13%)
  • 36 to 4543 (16%)
  • 46 to 5525 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6523 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 759 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (7.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider177 (65%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian29 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car294 (86%)
  • Motorcycle15 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes10 (2.9%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (2%)
  • Bus or coach4 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 and the 6 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 (6)

How Torridge ranked among 351 areas in 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 324 of them in 2007.

Collisions
325th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
319th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
324th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2007

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2007, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2007

The A39 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2007: 27, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA39273803
2ndA386243002
3rdA388192303
4thA307291400
5thB32366800
6thB32325600
7thB32274600
8thA31243700
9thA3773900
10thB32173400
11thA30792201
12thB32202401
13thB32332200
14thB32351100
15thB32481100
16thB32541100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2007

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2007: 35.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2007

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2007: 101.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years