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Torridge road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 115 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2018, and 164 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2017 (108), and casualties fell from 168.

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

Collisions in 2018
115
Up 6% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
164
Down 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
1
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
22
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Torridge in 2018 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.9%
  • Serious2219%
  • Slight9280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious2415%
  • Slight13985%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2018 is highlighted, with 115, up 6% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (12%)
  • Tuesday12 (10%)
  • Wednesday14 (12%)
  • Thursday12 (10%)
  • Friday24 (21%)
  • Saturday20 (17%)
  • Sunday19 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5918 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5930 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5920 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:598 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January13 (11%)
  • February11 (9.6%)
  • March4 (3.5%)
  • April10 (8.7%)
  • May5 (4.3%)
  • June14 (12%)
  • July10 (8.7%)
  • August13 (11%)
  • September10 (8.7%)
  • October12 (10%)
  • November5 (4.3%)
  • December8 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight93 (81%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds84 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry68 (59%)
  • Wet or damp42 (37%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph55 (48%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph51 (44%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway107 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.7%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2030 (18%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.3%)
  • 26 to 3532 (20%)
  • 36 to 4519 (12%)
  • 46 to 5517 (10%)
  • 56 to 6514 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (9.8%)
  • Over 7511 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider112 (68%)
  • Passenger39 (24%)
  • Pedestrian13 (7.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car147 (77%)
  • Motorcycle16 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes9 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 316 of them in 2018.

Collisions
317th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
309th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
319th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2018

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2018, with 12 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2018

The A3072 and A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2018, with 11 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3072111503
2ndA386111704
3rdA388101704
4thA39101410
5thB32275701
6thB32325701
7thA30792300
8thA31242300
9thB32362300
10thB32482201
11thA3771100
12thA381201
13thB32171300
14thB32331100
15thB32541201
16thB3261100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2018

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2018: 17.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2018

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2018: 51.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2018, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2018.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years