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Torridge road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 140 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2015, and 196 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2014 (127), and casualties fell from 198.

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

Collisions in 2015
140
Up 10% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
196
Down 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Torridge in 2015 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious2316%
  • Slight11683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious2814%
  • Slight16785%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2015 is highlighted, with 140, up 10% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday17 (12%)
  • Wednesday26 (19%)
  • Thursday22 (16%)
  • Friday23 (16%)
  • Saturday21 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5921 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5920 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5916 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (8.6%)
  • February11 (7.9%)
  • March5 (3.6%)
  • April18 (13%)
  • May10 (7.1%)
  • June16 (11%)
  • July10 (7.1%)
  • August10 (7.1%)
  • September13 (9.3%)
  • October15 (11%)
  • November12 (8.6%)
  • December8 (5.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit13 (9.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds105 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.9%)
  • Other3 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry83 (59%)
  • Wet or damp53 (38%)
  • Frost or ice3 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph58 (41%)
  • 40 mph6 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph75 (54%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway129 (92%)
  • Roundabout6 (4.3%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant145 (74%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.7%)
  • Motorcyclist15 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist9 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 157 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2017 (8.7%)
  • 21 to 2522 (11%)
  • 26 to 3537 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (15%)
  • 46 to 5528 (14%)
  • 56 to 6514 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (7.1%)
  • Over 7517 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider142 (72%)
  • Passenger37 (19%)
  • Pedestrian17 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (77%)
  • Motorcycle17 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes5 (2.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 317 of them in 2015.

Collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
318th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
312th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2015

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2015, with 19 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2015

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2015: 26, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386263509
2ndA388182202
3rdA39183404
4thA3072121702
5thA31248901
6thB32276801
7thA3774601
8thB32333300
9thB32172200
10thB32322300
11thA301100
12thA30791210
13thB32201200
14thB32361100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2015

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2015: 27.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2015

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2015: 64.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 18 December 2015.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years