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B3198 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 70 collisions on the B3198 from 1979 to 2005, with 88 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 18 serious, and 2 people were killed.

The last recorded collision on the B3198 was on 13 December 2005.

Collisions since 1979
70
4,358th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
88
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
18
20 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
13 Dec 2005
Busiest year
1988
8 collisions

Crash severity on the B3198

On the B3198, 2.9% of collisions were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2005

  • Fatal22.9%
  • Serious1826%
  • Slight5071%

Where the B3198 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,358th
Most casualties
4,403rd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,133rd

B3198 accidents by year

Collisions on the B3198 peaked at 8 in 1988, and none have been recorded since 2005.

Collisions and casualties on the B3198, 1979 to 2005

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
200511
200400
200300
200200
200100
200000
199912
199800
199700
199600
199500
199400
199300
199246
199133
199045
198933
198888
198733
198679
198588
198433
198378
198233
198159
1980812
197925

When crashes happen on the B3198

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B3198 (15), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (17).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday7 (10%)
  • Tuesday15 (21%)
  • Wednesday3 (4.3%)
  • Thursday12 (17%)
  • Friday12 (17%)
  • Saturday12 (17%)
  • Sunday9 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am3 (4.3%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am7 (10%)
  • 9am to noon8 (11%)
  • Noon to 3pm13 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm17 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm11 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight11 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January1 (1.4%)
  • February4 (5.7%)
  • March8 (11%)
  • April6 (8.6%)
  • May3 (4.3%)
  • June4 (5.7%)
  • July3 (4.3%)
  • August8 (11%)
  • September7 (10%)
  • October8 (11%)
  • November11 (16%)
  • December7 (10%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight46 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit23 (33%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B3198 crashes

On the B3198, 94% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph66 (94%)
  • 60 mph4 (5.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds48 (69%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (24%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (4.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry40 (57%)
  • Wet or damp29 (41%)
  • Frost or ice1 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway70 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B3198 crashes

Car occupants make up 50% of the people killed or injured on the B3198, followed by pedestrians (26%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (50%)
  • Pedestrian23 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist16 (18%)
  • Cyclist4 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant1 (1.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (74%)
  • Motorcycle17 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle4 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2 (1.7%)
  • Other2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.1%)
  • 11 to 1511 (13%)
  • 16 to 2029 (33%)
  • 21 to 256 (6.8%)
  • 26 to 3514 (16%)
  • 36 to 4511 (13%)
  • 46 to 557 (8%)
  • 56 to 653 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 753 (3.4%)
  • Over 752 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider39 (44%)
  • Passenger26 (30%)
  • Pedestrian23 (26%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the B3198

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the B3198

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B3198 crashes by council area

Of the 70 collisions on the B3198, 67 were in Torbay.

Collisions on the B3198 in each area, 1979 to 2005
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTorbay6784218

B3198 crashes by town

Of the 70 collisions on the B3198, 66 were in the built-up area of Torquay.

Latest recorded crashes on the B3198

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the B3198, from 15 November 1987 to 13 December 2005.

Severity