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Torridge road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 101 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2021, and 132 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 18 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2020 (108), and casualties fell from 151.

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

Collisions in 2021
101
Down 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
132
Down 13% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
18
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2021

4% of collisions in Torridge in 2021 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal44%
  • Serious1818%
  • Slight7978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal43%
  • Serious1914%
  • Slight10983%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2021 is highlighted, with 101, down 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (17%)
  • Tuesday14 (14%)
  • Wednesday13 (13%)
  • Thursday14 (14%)
  • Friday16 (16%)
  • Saturday16 (16%)
  • Sunday11 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5918 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5926 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5912 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January7 (6.9%)
  • February9 (8.9%)
  • March6 (5.9%)
  • April8 (7.9%)
  • May11 (11%)
  • June5 (5%)
  • July12 (12%)
  • August10 (9.9%)
  • September8 (7.9%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November6 (5.9%)
  • December7 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight80 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds68 (67%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (26%)
  • Fog or mist2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry50 (50%)
  • Wet or damp46 (46%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph30 (30%)
  • 40 mph8 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (62%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway99 (98%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant94 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant8 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist7 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3%)
  • Horse rider2 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 103 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.5%)
  • 16 to 2017 (13%)
  • 21 to 2512 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 3528 (21%)
  • 36 to 4516 (12%)
  • 46 to 5523 (17%)
  • 56 to 6514 (11%)
  • 66 to 754 (3%)
  • Over 756 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (76%)
  • Passenger28 (21%)
  • Pedestrian4 (3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car118 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (11%)
  • Motorcycle11 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle7 (4.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (1.2%)
  • Ridden horse2 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 304 of them in 2021.

Collisions
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
324th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2021

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2021, with 7 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2021

The A388 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2021: 16, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA388161713
2ndA386121621
3rdA39111500
4thA30725702
5thA30794602
6thB32273400
7thA31242600
8thB32172200
9thB32322300
10thB32542200
11thA3771100
12thB32201101
13thB32361201

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2021

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2021: 13.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2021

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2021: 40.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2021, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2021.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years