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Torridge road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 147 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2008, and 209 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 26% on 2007 (198), and casualties fell from 273.

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

Collisions in 2008
147
Down 26% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
209
Down 23% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Torridge in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight12988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious209.6%
  • Slight18789%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2008 is highlighted, with 147, down 26% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (20%)
  • Tuesday19 (13%)
  • Wednesday20 (14%)
  • Thursday23 (16%)
  • Friday22 (15%)
  • Saturday13 (8.8%)
  • Sunday21 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5922 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5936 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5921 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.2%)
  • February11 (7.5%)
  • March8 (5.4%)
  • April11 (7.5%)
  • May12 (8.2%)
  • June11 (7.5%)
  • July10 (6.8%)
  • August13 (8.8%)
  • September17 (12%)
  • October13 (8.8%)
  • November12 (8.2%)
  • December17 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight110 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (5.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds109 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (18%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry73 (50%)
  • Wet or damp68 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph56 (38%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph82 (56%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway9 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant148 (71%)
  • Pedestrian21 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 104 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1511 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (17%)
  • 21 to 2521 (10%)
  • 26 to 3523 (11%)
  • 36 to 4538 (18%)
  • 46 to 5529 (14%)
  • 56 to 6516 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6.7%)
  • Over 7511 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (65%)
  • Passenger52 (25%)
  • Pedestrian21 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car191 (79%)
  • Motorcycle15 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (2.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (7)

How Torridge ranked among 351 areas in 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 332 of them in 2008.

Collisions
333rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
335th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2008

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2008, with 17 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2008

The A386 and A388 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2008, with 21 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386213214
2ndA388212801
3rdA39142903
4thA307261000
5thA31245600
6thB32324400
7thA30793501
8thB32273300
9thA3771110
10thA3791100
11thB32171100
12thB32331101
13thB32351100
14thB32481100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2008

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2008: 20.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2008

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2008: 63.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Torridge road accidents in other years