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TQ5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,736 road traffic collisions in the TQ5 postcode district, Torbay, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,131 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 313 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 17 collisions, up from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,736
1,878th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
2,131
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
23
26 people killed
Serious collisions
313
357 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
17
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TQ5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal231.3%
  • Serious31318%
  • Slight1,40081%

What the data shows

  • TQ5 had 185 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 37% fewer than the 294 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in TQ5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 303 children under 16 were killed or injured in TQ5, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in TQ5.

Where TQ5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,878th
Most casualties
1,959th
Most fatal collisions
2,062nd
Most serious collisions
1,974th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday256 (15%)
  • Tuesday256 (15%)
  • Wednesday258 (15%)
  • Thursday247 (14%)
  • Friday253 (15%)
  • Saturday264 (15%)
  • Sunday202 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,415 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit241 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,637 (94%)
  • One way street or slip road63 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (1%)
  • Roundabout12 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph1,283 (74%)
  • 40 mph150 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph284 (16%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,409 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds222 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds28 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant956 (45%)
  • Pedestrian490 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist465 (22%)
  • Cyclist134 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant21 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TQ5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TQ5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TQ5 peaked at 70 in 1985; 2025 had 17.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 17
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251718
20241621
20231719
20221524
20212024
20202125
20191315
20182126
20172628
20161924
20152328
20142533
20132732
20123446
20112729
20103040
20092635
20083036
20073442
20063847
20054960
20043642
20033240
20023841
20015363
20003742
19994246
19983441
19973439
19964751
19954152
19945869
19934652
19922631
19914045
19904661
19895465
19884448
19874360
19865282
19857097
19845466
19835874
19825169
19815867
19805158
19796378

Map of recent crashes in TQ5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TQ5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TQ5

The 24 most recent collisions in TQ5 happened between 1 August 2024 and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TQ5

The A3022 has the most collisions in TQ5, 416 of 1,736 (24%), followed by the A379 (201).

Collisions in TQ5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022416581888
2ndA379201266541
3rdB3205162194235

Council areas covering TQ5

Collisions in TQ5 were recorded in 4 council areas. Torbay has 1,679 of 1,736 (97%).

Collisions in TQ5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorbay1,6792,05121300
2ndSouth Hams456629
3rdCornwall7804
4thTeignbridge4500

Town in TQ5

Of the 1,736 collisions in TQ5, 1,195 (69%) were in Brixham.