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Herefordshire road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 617 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1984, and 839 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 188 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (587), and casualties rose from 763.

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

Collisions in 1984
617
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
839
Up 10% on 1983
Fatal collisions
18
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
188
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1984

2.9% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1984 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.9%
  • Serious18830%
  • Slight41167%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal202.4%
  • Serious27132%
  • Slight54865%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1984 is highlighted, with 617, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59151 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.4%)
  • February38 (6.2%)
  • March33 (5.3%)
  • April41 (6.6%)
  • May66 (11%)
  • June67 (11%)
  • July51 (8.3%)
  • August54 (8.8%)
  • September69 (11%)
  • October38 (6.2%)
  • November57 (9.2%)
  • December45 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight442 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting102 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds17 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other13 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry402 (65%)
  • Wet or damp197 (32%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph272 (44%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph288 (47%)
  • 70 mph26 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway533 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (8.3%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant407 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist184 (22%)
  • Cyclist91 (11%)
  • Pedestrian88 (10%)
  • Van occupant25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20242 (29%)
  • 21 to 25110 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (13%)
  • 36 to 4588 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.3%)
  • Over 7529 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider533 (64%)
  • Passenger218 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car622 (58%)
  • Motorcycle186 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle97 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 143rd most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1984

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1984: 95, including 3 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4995135328
2ndA4385666014
3rdA4654362115
4thA40294239
5thA44202317
6thB4228203227
7thA4110182414
8thA4112121712
9thB4399111714
10thA4103101212
11thA449101903
12thA45691202
13thB422491203
14thA46681501
15thA44371011
16thM507912
17thB434861203
18thA41115702
19thA41375601
20thB43625502

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1984

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1984: 216.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1984

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1984: 146.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1984, 3 were fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years