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Torridge road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 105 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2024, and 140 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 14 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (110), and casualties fell from 155.

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

Collisions in 2024
105
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
140
Down 10% on 2023
Fatal collisions
2
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
14
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2024

1.9% of collisions in Torridge in 2024 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.9%
  • Serious1413%
  • Slight8985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.4%
  • Serious1511%
  • Slight12388%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2024 is highlighted, with 105, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday12 (11%)
  • Tuesday10 (9.5%)
  • Wednesday11 (10%)
  • Thursday22 (21%)
  • Friday16 (15%)
  • Saturday24 (23%)
  • Sunday10 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5912 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5919 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5921 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5925 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5916 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:597 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (13%)
  • February6 (5.7%)
  • March17 (16%)
  • April1 (1%)
  • May10 (9.5%)
  • June8 (7.6%)
  • July6 (5.7%)
  • August8 (7.6%)
  • September5 (4.8%)
  • October18 (17%)
  • November7 (6.7%)
  • December5 (4.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight82 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (3.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (2.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (1%)
  • Other6 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry54 (51%)
  • Wet or damp45 (43%)
  • Frost or ice6 (5.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 30 mph25 (24%)
  • 40 mph4 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph72 (69%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway100 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.9%)
  • Roundabout2 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant101 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (1.4%)
  • Cyclist1 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 101 (0.7%)
  • 11 to 152 (1.4%)
  • 16 to 2025 (18%)
  • 21 to 2513 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 3525 (18%)
  • 36 to 4516 (11%)
  • 46 to 5517 (12%)
  • 56 to 6517 (12%)
  • 66 to 7511 (7.9%)
  • Over 7511 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider100 (71%)
  • Passenger32 (23%)
  • Pedestrian8 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car125 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (13%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes4 (2.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (0.6%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 2024.

Collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
339th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2024

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2024, with 11 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2024

The A386 and A39 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2024, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386121400
2ndA39122002
3rdA30728921
4thA312481102
5thA38881001
6thB323261202
7thB32172500
8thB32272200
9thB32362200
10thA30791100
11thB32481100
12thB32541100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2024

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2024: 17.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2024

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2024: 49.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2024, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 21 December 2024.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years