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Torridge road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 100 road traffic collisions in Torridge in 2025, and 124 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 17 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2024 (105), and casualties fell from 140.

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

Collisions in 2025
100
Down 5% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
124
Down 11% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
17
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Torridge in 2025

2% of collisions in Torridge in 2025 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.8% and 20% in Torridge from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal22%
  • Serious1717%
  • Slight8181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious1815%
  • Slight10484%

Torridge road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torridge, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 207 in 2005. 2025 is highlighted, with 100, down 5% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 100
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday13 (13%)
  • Tuesday10 (10%)
  • Wednesday20 (20%)
  • Thursday12 (12%)
  • Friday12 (12%)
  • Saturday17 (17%)
  • Sunday16 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:592 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5914 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5916 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5914 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5934 (34%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5913 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:594 (4%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5%)
  • February9 (9%)
  • March10 (10%)
  • April7 (7%)
  • May7 (7%)
  • June9 (9%)
  • July6 (6%)
  • August9 (9%)
  • September10 (10%)
  • October12 (12%)
  • November8 (8%)
  • December8 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight76 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit6 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds77 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1%)
  • Other3 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry63 (63%)
  • Wet or damp32 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (2%)
  • 30 mph29 (29%)
  • 40 mph3 (3%)
  • 50 mph1 (1%)
  • 60 mph65 (65%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway95 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (2%)
  • Roundabout2 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torridge in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant87 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist12 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian8 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist4 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 11 to 153 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2017 (14%)
  • 21 to 2518 (15%)
  • 26 to 3520 (16%)
  • 36 to 4520 (16%)
  • 46 to 5516 (13%)
  • 56 to 659 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7510 (8.1%)
  • Over 7510 (8.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider93 (75%)
  • Passenger23 (19%)
  • Pedestrian8 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car112 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (15%)
  • Motorcycle12 (7.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach4 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torridge in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torridge had fewer road collisions than 307 of them in 2025.

Collisions
308th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
311th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
337th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torridge in 2025

Bideford North, Torridge, EX39 2AR area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torridge in 2025, with 7 collisions.

Roads in Torridge with the most crashes in 2025

The A386 had the most collisions in Torridge in 2025: 16, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torridge, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA386162203
2ndA388101304
3rdA307281102
4thA398901
5thA31245610
6thB32275502
7thB32324400
8thB32364500
9thB32332200
10thA301100
11thB32171100
12thB3231200
13thB32481100

Towns in Torridge: crashes in 2025

Bideford had the most collisions of any town in Torridge in 2025: 8.

Postcode districts in Torridge: crashes in 2025

EX39 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torridge in 2025: 43.

Latest crashes in Torridge in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Torridge in 2025, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Torridge road accidents in other years