Road collisions in Torbay
Police recorded 925 road collisions involving injury in Torbay between 2021 and 2025, about 185 a year. 16 of them were fatal, and an estimated 192 involved serious injury once DfT's severity adjustment is applied. These are reported injury collisions only: damage-only incidents and unreported injuries are not included.
Check your own street
Want to see collisions near a particular address in Torbay? Search by postcode
When collisions happen
The busiest hour was 3pm to 4pm, and 31% of collisions happened between 3pm and 7pm (close to the 32% across Great Britain). Thursday had the most collisions, and 25% happened at weekends.
Trend over time
Reported collisions went from 230 in 2021 to 172 in 2025, a fall of 25%. Counts are affected by traffic levels, population and changes in how police record injuries, so Torbay should not be ranked against other areas on these numbers alone.
Who is affected
Across Torbay, 1,172 people were injured or killed in these collisions. Pedestrians were 19% of casualties (14% across Great Britain), pedal cyclists 8% (12%) and motorcyclists 16% (12%). Car and taxi occupants made up 53%. 5 of the pedestrians were killed.
Children aged 0 to 15 were 11% of casualties, higher than the 9% national share. People aged 16 to 25 were 20% (21% nationally), and people over 65 were 15% (10% nationally).
| Road user | Casualties | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 222 | 18.9% | 14.5% |
| Pedal cyclists | 93 | 7.9% | 11.9% |
| Motorcyclists | 185 | 15.8% | 12.4% |
| Car and taxi occupants | 622 | 53.1% | 54.4% |
| Bus and minibus occupants | 5 | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| Van and goods vehicle occupants | 24 | 2.0% | 3.5% |
| Other road users | 21 | 1.8% | 1.6% |
Casualties by age
| Age | Casualties | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | 12 | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| 6 to 10 | 44 | 3.9% | 2.6% |
| 11 to 15 | 76 | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| 16 to 20 | 145 | 12.7% | 10.6% |
| 21 to 25 | 91 | 8.0% | 11.0% |
| 26 to 35 | 186 | 16.3% | 20.8% |
| 36 to 45 | 143 | 12.5% | 15.8% |
| 46 to 55 | 139 | 12.2% | 12.8% |
| 56 to 65 | 124 | 10.9% | 10.1% |
| 66 to 75 | 105 | 9.2% | 5.3% |
| Over 75 | 75 | 6.6% | 4.5% |
Vehicles involved
22.8% of collisions involved a pedestrian casualty (17.7% nationally), 10.1% a cyclist (15.0%) and 19.1% a motorcyclist (15.3%). 1.0% involved a goods vehicle (3.9% nationally) and 24.0% involved a driver aged 17 to 24 (21.1%). 10 collisions involved an e-scooter.
| Vehicle | Vehicles | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars and taxis | 1,214 | 73.2% | 69.7% |
| Vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) | 108 | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| Heavy goods vehicles | 9 | 0.5% | 2.3% |
| Motorcycles | 187 | 11.3% | 9.3% |
| Pedal cycles | 93 | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| Buses and minibuses | 22 | 1.3% | 1.8% |
| Other vehicles | 26 | 1.6% | 1.8% |
Collision hotspots in Torbay
These are the 100 metre squares with the most reported collisions in 2021 to 2025. Location is the average position of the collisions in each square, so treat it as approximate.
| # | Where | Junction type | Collisions | Fatal | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brixham Road (A3022) | Crossroads | 10 | 0 | View on map |
| 2 | Totnes Road (A3022) | Crossroads | 8 | 1 | View on map |
| 3 | Strand (A379) | Not at a junction | 8 | 0 | View on map |
| 4 | Hele Road (B3199) | Roundabout | 7 | 0 | View on map |
| 5 | St Marychurch Road | Not at a junction | 7 | 0 | View on map |
| 6 | Newton Road (A3022) | Not at a junction | 6 | 1 | View on map |
| 7 | Victoria Street (A3022) | Other junction | 6 | 1 | View on map |
| 8 | Riviera Way (A3022) | Junction with more than four arms | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 9 | Lymington Road | Not at a junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 10 | Hamelin Way (A380) | Other junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 11 | Windmill Hill | T or staggered junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 12 | Torquay Road (A3022) | T or staggered junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 13 | Torbay Road (A3022) | Not at a junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 14 | Torquay Road (A3022) | T or staggered junction | 6 | 0 | View on map |
| 15 | Waterleat Road (A3022) | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 16 | Woodland Road (A3022) | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 17 | Hamelin Way (A380) | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 18 | New Road (A3022) | T or staggered junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 19 | Teignmouth Road (B3199) | Roundabout | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 20 | Barton Road | Not at a junction | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 21 | Torquay Road (A3022) | Crossroads | 5 | 0 | View on map |
| 22 | Teignmouth Road (A379) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 23 | Dartmouth Road (A379) | T or staggered junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 24 | Torwood Street (A379) | Crossroads | 4 | 0 | View on map |
| 25 | Dartmouth Road (A3022) | Not at a junction | 4 | 0 | View on map |
Roads and streets with the most collisions
Each collision is matched to the nearest named road. Long roads and busy town centres collect the most, so this list shows where collisions are recorded, not which streets are riskiest.
| Road or street | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay Road | 41 | 0 | 9 |
| Teignmouth Road | 34 | 2 | 10 |
| Dartmouth Road | 32 | 0 | 8 |
| Brixham Road | 30 | 1 | 8 |
| Totnes Road | 29 | 2 | 8 |
| Torquay Road | 28 | 0 | 8 |
| Newton Road | 26 | 1 | 10 |
| Lymington Road | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| King's Ash Road | 19 | 0 | 4 |
| Hele Road | 18 | 0 | 4 |
| New Road | 17 | 1 | 5 |
| Babbacombe Road | 17 | 0 | 1 |
| Marldon Road | 16 | 0 | 3 |
| Riviera Way | 13 | 0 | 3 |
| St Marychurch Road | 11 | 0 | 3 |
Numbered roads with the most collisions
92% of collisions happened on roads with a 30 mph limit or lower (69% nationally), and 2% on roads with a 60 or 70 mph limit (18% nationally). 56% were at or within 20 metres of a junction or roundabout, higher than the national 54%.
| Road | Collisions | Fatal | Serious (est.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A3022 | 190 | 5 | 50 |
| A379 | 86 | 2 | 13 |
| A380 | 42 | 1 | 7 |
| B3199 | 25 | 0 | 7 |
| B3201 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| A385 | 14 | 1 | 3 |
| B3060 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| B3203 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| A3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Only numbered roads are listed here. Named streets are in the table above.
Conditions
26% of collisions in Torbay happened in darkness, close to the 28% across Great Britain. 87% happened on roads classed as urban, higher than the national 67%.
Type of road
| Type of road | Collisions | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motorway | 0 | 0.0% | 3.0% |
| A(M) road | 0 | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| A road | 333 | 36.0% | 44.0% |
| B road | 61 | 6.6% | 12.5% |
| C road | 0 | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| Unclassified road | 531 | 57.4% | 35.9% |
Speed limit
| Speed limit | Collisions | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 mph | 34 | 3.7% | 17.1% |
| 30 mph | 816 | 88.2% | 52.0% |
| 40 mph | 52 | 5.6% | 8.7% |
| 50 mph | 4 | 0.4% | 4.4% |
| 60 mph | 13 | 1.4% | 12.2% |
| 70 mph | 6 | 0.6% | 5.5% |
Junctions
| Junctions | Collisions | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not at a junction | 399 | 43.5% | 45.9% |
| T or staggered junction | 275 | 30.0% | 28.5% |
| Crossroads | 94 | 10.3% | 9.5% |
| Junction with more than four arms | 28 | 3.1% | 1.6% |
| Private drive or entrance | 13 | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Other junction | 79 | 8.6% | 6.1% |
| Roundabout | 29 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Light conditions
| Light conditions | Collisions | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight | 681 | 73.6% | 71.7% |
| Darkness, street lights lit | 209 | 22.6% | 20.6% |
| Darkness, street lights unlit | 5 | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Darkness, no street lighting | 13 | 1.4% | 5.3% |
| Darkness, lighting unknown | 17 | 1.8% | 1.7% |
Urban or rural
| Urban or rural | Collisions | Share in Torbay | Share across GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | 803 | 86.8% | 67.2% |
| Rural | 122 | 13.2% | 32.8% |
About these figures
Only collisions involving injury that were reported to the police are counted. The figures are not adjusted for traffic volume or population, so they should not be used to rank areas against each other. Serious and slight splits use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment. Full explanation.