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Herefordshire road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 621 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1979, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 235 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,794 collisions in Herefordshire.

Collisions in 1979
621
Casualties in 1979
865
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
235
38% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1979

2.9% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1979 were fatal and 38% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious23538%
  • Slight36859%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal192.2%
  • Serious28633%
  • Slight56065%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1979 is highlighted, with 621.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (11%)
  • Wednesday94 (15%)
  • Thursday94 (15%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday109 (18%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5942 (6.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59103 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.7%)
  • February40 (6.4%)
  • March53 (8.5%)
  • April42 (6.8%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June56 (9%)
  • July53 (8.5%)
  • August52 (8.4%)
  • September47 (7.6%)
  • October61 (9.8%)
  • November50 (8.1%)
  • December72 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting109 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Other28 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (62%)
  • Wet or damp164 (26%)
  • Frost or ice48 (7.7%)
  • Snow25 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph270 (43%)
  • 40 mph13 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 70 mph333 (54%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant425 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (21%)
  • Pedestrian101 (12%)
  • Cyclist69 (8%)
  • Van occupant50 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1035 (4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20252 (29%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35146 (17%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5555 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.7%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (60%)
  • Passenger242 (28%)
  • Pedestrian101 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (60%)
  • Motorcycle186 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Minibus7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Herefordshire

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Herefordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 140th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
100th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
78th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1979

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1979: 92, including 3 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4992136333
2ndA4385474224
3rdA4653950213
4thA40385939
5thA4110182808
6thA44182118
7thA4112172411
8thB4224172408
9thA4103101303
10thA46691104
11thB43999903
12thA45681505
13thB435281603
14thB422871101
15thA41496902
16thA4496812
17thB43486704
18thA41751102
19thB43595500
20thB43625801

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1979

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1979: 204.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1979

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1979: 125.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years