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Torridge road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 108 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2017, and 168 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2016 (127), and casualties fell from 176.

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

Collisions in 2017
108
Down 15% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
168
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Torridge in 2017 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal32.8%
  • Serious2321%
  • Slight8276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.8%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13681%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2017 is highlighted, with 108, down 15% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday9 (8.3%)
  • Tuesday22 (20%)
  • Wednesday20 (19%)
  • Thursday17 (16%)
  • Friday13 (12%)
  • Saturday13 (12%)
  • Sunday14 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:590 (0%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5917 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5923 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5926 (24%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5919 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:599 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.5%)
  • February8 (7.4%)
  • March8 (7.4%)
  • April4 (3.7%)
  • May10 (9.3%)
  • June11 (10%)
  • July11 (10%)
  • August10 (9.3%)
  • September5 (4.6%)
  • October12 (11%)
  • November11 (10%)
  • December11 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight86 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds83 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.8%)
  • Other1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry62 (57%)
  • Wet or damp45 (42%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph39 (36%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph63 (58%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway98 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway4 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (80%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6%)
  • Van occupant8 (4.8%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist6 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 156 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2019 (11%)
  • 21 to 2514 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3525 (15%)
  • 36 to 4516 (9.5%)
  • 46 to 5531 (18%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 7517 (10%)
  • Over 7512 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider109 (65%)
  • Passenger52 (31%)
  • Pedestrian7 (4.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car147 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (8.9%)
  • Motorcycle11 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle6 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 2017.

Collisions
326th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
315th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
315th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2017

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2017, with 11 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2017

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2017: 14, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386141613
2ndA39122602
3rdA388101405
4thA307261202
5thA31245811
6thB32273600
7thB32323500
8thB32362300
9thA301200
10thA30791100
11thA3771100
12thB32331100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2017

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2017: 17.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2017

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2017: 53.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years