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Herefordshire road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 587 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1983, and 763 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 293 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1982 (538), and casualties rose from 737.

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

Collisions in 1983
587
Up 9% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
763
Up 4% on 1982
Fatal collisions
18
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
293
50% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1983

3.1% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1983 were fatal and 50% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal183.1%
  • Serious29350%
  • Slight27647%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.4%
  • Serious38050%
  • Slight36548%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1983 is highlighted, with 587, up 9% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (9.7%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday81 (14%)
  • Friday118 (20%)
  • Saturday102 (17%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (5.8%)
  • February35 (6%)
  • March48 (8.2%)
  • April31 (5.3%)
  • May55 (9.4%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August57 (9.7%)
  • September49 (8.3%)
  • October52 (8.9%)
  • November52 (8.9%)
  • December54 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight434 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (65%)
  • Wet or damp192 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (46%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph256 (44%)
  • 70 mph21 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway514 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant342 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist170 (22%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Cyclist98 (13%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20214 (28%)
  • 21 to 25123 (16%)
  • 26 to 35106 (14%)
  • 36 to 4572 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.5%)
  • Over 7519 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider483 (63%)
  • Passenger168 (22%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (61%)
  • Motorcycle176 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle104 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 142nd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1983

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1983: 79, including 2 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497999229
2ndA4385574231
3rdA4654568225
4thA402739012
5thA442631012
6thA4110152218
7thB4224152226
8thB4399141516
9thA4103131314
10thA4112122007
11thA456111505
12thB422891302
13thA41497705
14thA44971104
15thB43486912
16thB435261004
17thB43615903
18thA44341101
19thB43624503
20thA4663302

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1983

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1983: 213.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1983

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1983: 136.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1983, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years