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Herefordshire road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 538 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1982, and 737 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (578), and casualties fell from 817.

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

Collisions in 1982
538
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
737
Down 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
37% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1982

2.2% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1982 were fatal and 37% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious19737%
  • Slight32961%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious25034%
  • Slight47564%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1982 is highlighted, with 538, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (10%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (14%)
  • Friday100 (19%)
  • Saturday98 (18%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5937 (6.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (5.8%)
  • February37 (6.9%)
  • March35 (6.5%)
  • April50 (9.3%)
  • May38 (7.1%)
  • June54 (10%)
  • July55 (10%)
  • August49 (9.1%)
  • September52 (9.7%)
  • October42 (7.8%)
  • November35 (6.5%)
  • December60 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (68%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (10%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry345 (64%)
  • Wet or damp155 (29%)
  • Frost or ice32 (5.9%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (38%)
  • 40 mph27 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph282 (52%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway473 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (9.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant363 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist172 (23%)
  • Cyclist82 (11%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20215 (29%)
  • 21 to 2584 (11%)
  • 26 to 35114 (15%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5557 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider466 (63%)
  • Passenger192 (26%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car531 (59%)
  • Motorcycle170 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (9.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 172nd most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1982

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1982: 76, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4976111324
2ndA4385171020
3rdA465364707
4thA40314918
5thB42241828013
6thA44162019
7thA4110151709
8thA4103121703
9thB4348121905
10thA4112111403
11thA4137101505
12thB422881312
13thA41496703
14thA4436901
15thA44961103
16thB43556904
17thB43996603
18thB43495701
19thM505805
20thB42144802

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1982

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1982: 149.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1982

HR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1982: 112.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1982, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1982.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years