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Torridge road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2010, and 242 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 16 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2009 (155), and casualties rose from 233.

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

Collisions in 2010
140
Down 10% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
242
Up 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
16
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2010

0.7% of collisions in Torridge in 2010 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious1611%
  • Slight12388%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious218.7%
  • Slight22091%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2010 is highlighted, with 140, down 10% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (21%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday19 (14%)
  • Thursday17 (12%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5925 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5927 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5922 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5910 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February7 (5%)
  • March17 (12%)
  • April7 (5%)
  • May14 (10%)
  • June6 (4.3%)
  • July20 (14%)
  • August12 (8.6%)
  • September10 (7.1%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November14 (10%)
  • December6 (4.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight113 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds117 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry98 (70%)
  • Wet or damp31 (22%)
  • Frost or ice9 (6.4%)
  • Snow2 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph57 (41%)
  • 40 mph5 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph73 (52%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant197 (81%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.2%)
  • Motorcyclist13 (5.4%)
  • Cyclist8 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2042 (17%)
  • 21 to 2525 (10%)
  • 26 to 3535 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (14%)
  • 46 to 5527 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (4.1%)
  • Over 755 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider135 (56%)
  • Passenger92 (38%)
  • Pedestrian15 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car219 (85%)
  • Motorcycle14 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (2.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 327 of them in 2010.

Collisions
328th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
310th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
329th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2010

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2010, with 15 collisions.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2010

The A388 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2010: 16.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388163400
2ndA386132600
3rdA39132702
4thA30725502
5thA312451002
6thB32325600
7thB32543900
8thA30792200
9thA32142300
10thA3772400
11thB32272401
12thB32362200
13thA301400
14thB32171100
15thB32201200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2010

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2010: 21.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2010

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2010: 63.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2010.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years