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Torridge road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 120 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2019, and 163 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2018 (115), and casualties fell from 164.

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

Collisions in 2019
120
Up 4% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
163
Down 1% on 2018
Fatal collisions
1
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Torridge in 2019 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious3025%
  • Slight8974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3220%
  • Slight13080%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2019 is highlighted, with 120, up 4% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday22 (18%)
  • Tuesday13 (11%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (22%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday11 (9.2%)
  • Sunday11 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5923 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (12%)
  • February10 (8.3%)
  • March5 (4.2%)
  • April9 (7.5%)
  • May8 (6.7%)
  • June8 (6.7%)
  • July12 (10%)
  • August18 (15%)
  • September4 (3.3%)
  • October10 (8.3%)
  • November10 (8.3%)
  • December12 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight87 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds87 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (2.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Other4 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry72 (60%)
  • Wet or damp44 (37%)
  • Snow2 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph40 (33%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph71 (59%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway118 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant121 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (13%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.1%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 159 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2020 (12%)
  • 21 to 259 (5.5%)
  • 26 to 3524 (15%)
  • 36 to 4531 (19%)
  • 46 to 5526 (16%)
  • 56 to 6517 (10%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.1%)
  • Over 758 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider113 (69%)
  • Passenger38 (23%)
  • Pedestrian12 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car144 (73%)
  • Motorcycle21 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (1%)
  • Pedal cycle2 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 312 of them in 2019.

Collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2019

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2019, with 13 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2019

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2019: 15, including 1 fatal and 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386152312
2ndA388131504
3rdA39132203
4thA3072101402
5thB32274502
6thB32324501
7thA31243301
8thB32363300
9thB32172200
10thB32482401
11thA3771101
12thB32331100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2019

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2019: 19.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2019

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2019: 60.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2019.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years