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TQ3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,719 road traffic collisions in the TQ3 postcode district, Torbay, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 614 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 26% on 2024 (34).

Collisions since 1979
3,719
986th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,652
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
24 people killed
Serious collisions
614
690 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 26% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
50
Up 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal230.6%
  • Serious61417%
  • Slight3,08283%

What the data shows

  • TQ3 had 481 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 739 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in TQ3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 620 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ3, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in TQ3.

Where TQ3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
986th
Most casualties
1,101st
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,168th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday522 (14%)
  • Tuesday547 (15%)
  • Wednesday583 (16%)
  • Thursday573 (15%)
  • Friday574 (15%)
  • Saturday528 (14%)
  • Sunday392 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,991 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit573 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown22 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,113 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road237 (6.4%)
  • Roundabout182 (4.9%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph2,949 (79%)
  • 40 mph155 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph492 (13%)
  • 70 mph93 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,928 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds567 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds84 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (1%)
  • Fog or mist20 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.1%)
  • Other57 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,388 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist899 (19%)
  • Pedestrian841 (18%)
  • Cyclist343 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant85 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant39 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant17 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ3 peaked at 125 in 1983; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254350
20243442
20234152
20224048
20214659
20203744
20194872
20184362
20177293
201677102
20156784
20145673
20137695
20127099
201182102
20106074
20096481
200883101
200789113
200692107
200588105
200493107
200399118
20028598
200185108
20008098
1999108136
199891115
19978096
199684110
199590102
199490107
199395129
199296140
19917179
199086109
198996117
198884109
1987101120
1986102135
1985109139
1984107126
1983125159
1982103124
198192116
19807896
197981101

Map of recent crashes in TQ3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ3

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ3

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ3 happened between 17 June and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TQ3

The A3022 has the most collisions in TQ3, 588 of 3,719 (16%), followed by the A380 (422).

Collisions in TQ3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA30225887828121
2ndA380422551554
3rdA379355405087
4thB306095125012
5thB320194119019
6thA38589105121
7thA3813301
8thB30223400

Council areas covering TQ3

Collisions in TQ3 were recorded in 3 council areas. Torbay has 3,285 of 3,719 (88%).

Collisions in TQ3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorbay3,2854,06221538
2ndSouth Hams419571274
3rdTeignbridge151902

Towns in TQ3

Collisions in TQ3 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Paignton (2,784) and Marldon (173).