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Herefordshire road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 578 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1981, and 817 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 23 were fatal and 203 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (593), and casualties fell from 833.

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

Collisions in 1981
578
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
817
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
23
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
203
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1981

4% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1981 were fatal and 35% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal234%
  • Serious20335%
  • Slight35261%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal253.1%
  • Serious26132%
  • Slight53165%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1981 is highlighted, with 578, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday85 (15%)
  • Wednesday78 (13%)
  • Thursday84 (15%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday96 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59142 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5988 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8%)
  • February30 (5.2%)
  • March53 (9.2%)
  • April45 (7.8%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June50 (8.7%)
  • July50 (8.7%)
  • August39 (6.7%)
  • September54 (9.3%)
  • October59 (10%)
  • November58 (10%)
  • December47 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight409 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds474 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (9.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (69%)
  • Wet or damp145 (25%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.3%)
  • Snow13 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph244 (42%)
  • 40 mph32 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph281 (49%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway511 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist161 (20%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)
  • Cyclist67 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1565 (8%)
  • 16 to 20208 (25%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35118 (14%)
  • 36 to 4561 (7.5%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.9%)
  • Over 7516 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider482 (59%)
  • Passenger246 (30%)
  • Pedestrian89 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (63%)
  • Motorcycle156 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 153rd most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1981

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1981: 86, including 4 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4986126424
2ndA4384464018
3rdA4653848115
4thA402646310
5thA44222308
6thA4112162328
7thA4110151836
8thA4103141503
9thB4224141715
10thA466101713
11thB4348101303
12thB4399101204
13thA413781614
14thA44981114
15thA45681412
16thB422881403
17thA48071104
18thB436261411
19thA41134402
20thA41494400

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1981

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1981: 195.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1981

HR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1981: 125.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years