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Herefordshire road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,794 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025, and 34,521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 598 were fatal and 5,754 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 277 collisions, down 17% on 2024 (333), and casualties fell from 470 to 378.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,794
126th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
34,521
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
598
2.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
277
Down 17% on 2024

Crash severity in Herefordshire

2.4% of collisions in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal5982.4%
  • Serious5,75423%
  • Slight18,44274%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal6611.9%
  • Serious7,07721%
  • Slight26,78378%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. In 2025 there were 277, down 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 277
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025277378
2024333470
2023304409
2022297383
2021311445
2020263337
2019361498
2018342465
2017324431
2016385535
2015400559
2014392560
2013376527
2012426609
2011457636
2010475647
2009574812
2008519725
2007581846
2006551782
2005567879
2004624918
2003622865
2002678997
20016881,046
20006801,013
19997361,064
19987021,008
1997664918
1996580835
1995598809
1994589779
1993555746
1992574757
1991599794
1990680863
1989669918
1988634875
1987615843
1986655871
1985603815
1984617839
1983587763
1982538737
1981578817
1980593833
1979621865

When and where crashes happen in Herefordshire

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,389 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,396 (14%)
  • Wednesday3,600 (15%)
  • Thursday3,704 (15%)
  • Friday4,241 (17%)
  • Saturday3,646 (15%)
  • Sunday2,818 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59979 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59477 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,254 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,519 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,906 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,546 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,156 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,961 (7.9%)
  • February1,792 (7.2%)
  • March1,854 (7.5%)
  • April1,831 (7.4%)
  • May2,120 (8.6%)
  • June2,177 (8.8%)
  • July2,188 (8.8%)
  • August2,064 (8.3%)
  • September2,224 (9%)
  • October2,209 (8.9%)
  • November2,239 (9%)
  • December2,135 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight18,273 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3,807 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,471 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit125 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown118 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds20,074 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,080 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds362 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds356 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist295 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds181 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds39 (0.2%)
  • Other396 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry15,681 (63%)
  • Wet or damp8,071 (33%)
  • Frost or ice695 (2.8%)
  • Snow198 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep90 (0.4%)
  • Mud34 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel25 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph57 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph9,709 (39%)
  • 40 mph1,525 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph547 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph11,685 (47%)
  • 70 mph1,265 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway21,815 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway1,652 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout859 (3.5%)
  • One way street or slip road423 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded45 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant21,594 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist4,140 (12%)
  • Pedestrian3,178 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist2,760 (8%)
  • Van occupant1,281 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)633 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant436 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant173 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant135 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant107 (0.3%)
  • Other82 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5636 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 101,091 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,895 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 206,733 (20%)
  • 21 to 254,387 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,985 (17%)
  • 36 to 454,532 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,582 (10%)
  • 56 to 652,641 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 751,737 (5%)
  • Over 751,300 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (under 0.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider22,824 (66%)
  • Passenger8,519 (25%)
  • Pedestrian3,178 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car30,515 (69%)
  • Motorcycle4,232 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle2,848 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,597 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,368 (5.4%)
  • Bus or coach510 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle408 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle262 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car217 (0.5%)
  • Minibus152 (0.3%)
  • Other82 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Herefordshire

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Herefordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Herefordshire ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 126th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
126th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
123rdSt. Helens25,13735,2433833,718
124thColchester24,96232,7553635,140
125thWealden24,92136,0386705,749
126thHerefordshire (this area)24,79434,5215985,754
127thWest Suffolk24,68234,9936095,561
128thAberdeen City24,34729,0223824,646
129thMaidstone24,32232,5204004,643

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire, with 906 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025: 3,421, including 127 fatal and 736 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA493,4215,117127736
2ndA4382,2273,02852509
3rdA4651,8172,51641429
4thA441,1761,66836317
5thA401,0081,53043225
6thA41039191,37529193
7thA411060290024164
8thB422449566911119
9thA4494506581195
10thB439942358310104
11thB43483915779107
12thB43613574881074
13thA41123424961093
14thA480288428474
15thA417272426868
16thA4137241381679
17thA4562293991072
18thB4214228342854
19thB43622213611263
20thB4234219288237

Towns in Herefordshire

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025: 7,161.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025: 4,926.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire

Of the latest 24 crashes in Herefordshire, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity