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Torridge road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 110 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2023, and 155 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2022 (126), and casualties fell from 179.

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

Collisions in 2023
110
Down 13% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
155
Down 13% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
26
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2023

None of the collisions in Torridge in 2023 were fatal and 24% were serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2624%
  • Slight8476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2919%
  • Slight12681%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2023 is highlighted, with 110, down 13% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (6.4%)
  • Tuesday25 (23%)
  • Wednesday18 (16%)
  • Thursday16 (15%)
  • Friday14 (13%)
  • Saturday17 (15%)
  • Sunday13 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5913 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (26%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5920 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5910 (9.1%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5911 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (3.6%)
  • February6 (5.5%)
  • March8 (7.3%)
  • April6 (5.5%)
  • May14 (13%)
  • June13 (12%)
  • July10 (9.1%)
  • August11 (10%)
  • September15 (14%)
  • October11 (10%)
  • November5 (4.5%)
  • December7 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit10 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds82 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (23%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (60%)
  • Wet or damp42 (38%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph37 (34%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph69 (63%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway103 (94%)
  • Roundabout4 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant118 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist10 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist8 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant5 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 106 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 158 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2024 (15%)
  • 21 to 2512 (7.7%)
  • 26 to 3532 (21%)
  • 36 to 4520 (13%)
  • 46 to 5524 (15%)
  • 56 to 658 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7510 (6.5%)
  • Over 757 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider108 (70%)
  • Passenger37 (24%)
  • Pedestrian10 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car133 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes14 (8%)
  • Motorcycle10 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle8 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 296 of them in 2023.

Collisions
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
294th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
310th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2023

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2023, with 12 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2023

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2023: 23, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386233206
2ndA39131707
3rdA38891200
4thA307281403
5thB32325600
6thA31244500
7thA3771100
8thB32171100
9thB32271100
10thB32361100
11thB32481400

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2023

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2023: 16.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2023

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2023: 51.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 20 December 2023.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years