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Brixham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,195 road traffic collisions in Brixham, Torbay, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,382 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 199 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, up from 13 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
1,195
669th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,382
1.16 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
199
214 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
13 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
14
17 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Brixham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious19917%
  • Slight98783%

What the data shows

  • Brixham had 134 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 198 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Brixham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 237 children under 16 were killed or injured in Brixham, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Brixham.

Where Brixham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
669th
Most casualties
702nd
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
709th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday180 (15%)
  • Tuesday174 (15%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday174 (15%)
  • Friday170 (14%)
  • Saturday195 (16%)
  • Sunday130 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,007 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit169 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway1,114 (93%)
  • One way street or slip road56 (4.7%)
  • Dual carriageway11 (0.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph1,084 (91%)
  • 40 mph53 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph49 (4.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds974 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds153 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds27 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant465 (34%)
  • Pedestrian443 (32%)
  • Motorcyclist314 (23%)
  • Cyclist106 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Brixham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Brixham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Brixham peaked at 49 in 1985; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251414
20241317
20231113
20221218
20211213
20201313
20191112
20181519
20172122
20161214
20151719
20141622
20131616
20122329
20111920
20102226
20091720
20082325
20072124
20062426
20054051
20043136
20032734
20022626
20013434
20002731
19993334
19982734
19972023
19963437
19953036
19943946
19933435
19921822
19912427
19902426
19893744
19882627
19872632
19863945
19854957
19843842
19833647
19823749
19813639
19803338
19793848

Map of recent crashes in Brixham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Brixham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Brixham

The 24 most recent collisions in Brixham happened between 12 March 2024 and 11 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Brixham

The A3022 has the most collisions in Brixham, 222 of 1,195 (19%), followed by the B3205 (132).

Collisions in Brixham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022222282144
2ndB3205132155226
3rdA3794964110

Council area for Brixham

Brixham is in Torbay, where police recorded 16,751 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Brixham accounts for 7.1% of them.

Postcode district for Brixham

All 1,195 collisions in Brixham were in the TQ5 postcode district.