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Torridge road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 127 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2014, and 198 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2013 (140), and casualties fell from 210.

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

Collisions in 2014
127
Down 9% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
198
Down 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2014

None of the collisions in Torridge in 2014 were fatal and 20% were serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2520%
  • Slight10280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2714%
  • Slight17186%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2014 is highlighted, with 127, down 9% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday17 (13%)
  • Wednesday19 (15%)
  • Thursday24 (19%)
  • Friday22 (17%)
  • Saturday15 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591 (0.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5922 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5917 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January6 (4.7%)
  • February10 (7.9%)
  • March9 (7.1%)
  • April5 (3.9%)
  • May7 (5.5%)
  • June12 (9.4%)
  • July9 (7.1%)
  • August17 (13%)
  • September14 (11%)
  • October15 (12%)
  • November11 (8.7%)
  • December12 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight106 (83%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (4.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds106 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry80 (63%)
  • Wet or damp44 (35%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph54 (43%)
  • 40 mph11 (8.7%)
  • 60 mph58 (46%)
  • 70 mph2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (94%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant124 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist18 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist15 (7.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (7.1%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant7 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 104 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2029 (15%)
  • 21 to 2519 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3523 (12%)
  • 36 to 4519 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5529 (15%)
  • 56 to 6525 (13%)
  • 66 to 7511 (5.6%)
  • Over 7517 (8.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider133 (67%)
  • Passenger51 (26%)
  • Pedestrian14 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car154 (72%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 329 of them in 2014.

Collisions
330th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
320th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 16 other areas
Serious collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2014

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2014, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2014

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2014: 19, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386192004
2ndA388173703
3rdA3991401
4thA307271403
5thB323271200
6thB32274500
7thA30793501
8thB32363701
9thA302500
10thA31242501
11thB32172300
12thB32332301
13thA32141100
14thA3771200
15thB32201100
16thB32481101
17thB32541200

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2014

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2014: 17.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2014

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2014: 56.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years