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Herefordshire road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1980, and 833 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 206 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (621), and casualties fell from 865.

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

Collisions in 1980
593
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
833
Down 4% on 1979
Fatal collisions
17
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
206
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1980

2.9% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1980 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious20635%
  • Slight37062%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious26131%
  • Slight55467%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1980 is highlighted, with 593, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday65 (11%)
  • Wednesday82 (14%)
  • Thursday87 (15%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday87 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (6.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.7%)
  • February39 (6.6%)
  • March58 (9.8%)
  • April53 (8.9%)
  • May55 (9.3%)
  • June54 (9.1%)
  • July52 (8.8%)
  • August48 (8.1%)
  • September52 (8.8%)
  • October56 (9.4%)
  • November40 (6.7%)
  • December46 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight413 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting104 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds481 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other23 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry409 (69%)
  • Wet or damp156 (26%)
  • Frost or ice25 (4.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph246 (41%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph176 (30%)
  • 70 mph144 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway529 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist216 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (12%)
  • Cyclist59 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1030 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20265 (32%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35115 (14%)
  • 36 to 4580 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5547 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7549 (5.9%)
  • Over 7511 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider499 (60%)
  • Passenger236 (28%)
  • Pedestrian98 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (58%)
  • Motorcycle210 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 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 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 151st most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
151st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1980

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1980: 85, including 5 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4985134525
2ndA4386379120
3rdA4654966219
4thA4110254032
5thA402332110
6thA44203009
7thB4349122304
8thA4112101407
9thA410391004
10thB422492012
11thB434891713
12thB439991004
13thB42287904
14thB43616901
15thA41495503
16thA4495903
17thA4805504
18thB43524911
19thM504812
20thA41373402

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1980

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1980: 203.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1980

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1980: 142.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1980, 2 were fatal and 12 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years