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TQ1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,693 road traffic collisions in the TQ1 postcode district, Torbay, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,442 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 31 were fatal and 633 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 37 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (45).

Collisions since 1979
3,693
999th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,442
1.20 per collision
Fatal collisions
31
32 people killed
Serious collisions
633
691 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
37
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
41
Down 28% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal310.8%
  • Serious63317%
  • Slight3,02982%

What the data shows

  • TQ1 had 488 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 727 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in TQ1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 634 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ1, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in TQ1.

Where TQ1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
999th
Most casualties
1,170th
Most fatal collisions
1,815th
Most serious collisions
1,114th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday521 (14%)
  • Tuesday540 (15%)
  • Wednesday524 (14%)
  • Thursday514 (14%)
  • Friday602 (16%)
  • Saturday572 (15%)
  • Sunday420 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,848 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit773 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown19 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,218 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road244 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout122 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,461 (94%)
  • 40 mph23 (0.6%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph178 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,976 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds503 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds77 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (1%)
  • Fog or mist15 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other54 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,878 (42%)
  • Pedestrian1,309 (29%)
  • Motorcyclist804 (18%)
  • Cyclist302 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant73 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant28 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ1 peaked at 116 in 1985; 2025 had 37.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 37
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253741
20244557
20234554
20223748
20214860
20205568
20195878
20185974
20175667
20164864
20156790
20146180
20136977
20127997
20116882
201089113
20097389
20087187
20075969
200691107
200592108
2004109130
200385104
200290106
20017891
200088103
19998499
19988597
199793109
19968696
19958495
19948197
199387103
19926066
19917696
199093126
198987100
198890112
198798114
198693114
1985116128
1984116144
1983109124
198298119
1981106134
198098112
197996113

Map of recent crashes in TQ1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ1

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ1

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ1 happened between 27 April and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TQ1

The A379 has the most collisions in TQ1, 621 of 3,693 (17%), followed by the B3199 (383).

Collisions in TQ1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3796218128121
2ndB3199383464693
3rdB320098115025
4thB32028298120
5thB31986683218
6thA380273306
7thA3022162112
8thB319781003
9thB32205501
10thA303500

Council areas covering TQ1

Collisions in TQ1 were recorded in 4 council areas. Torbay has 3,652 of 3,693 (99%).

Collisions in TQ1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorbay3,6524,38230623
2ndTeignbridge294618
3rdSouth Hams7801
4thCornwall4500

Town in TQ1

Of the 3,693 collisions in TQ1, 3,490 (95%) were in Torquay.