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Herefordshire road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 603 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1985, and 815 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 182 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (617), and casualties fell from 839.

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

Collisions in 1985
603
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
815
Down 3% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
182
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1985

2.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1985 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious18230%
  • Slight40767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious23529%
  • Slight56569%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1985 is highlighted, with 603, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (12%)
  • Wednesday77 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday119 (20%)
  • Saturday106 (18%)
  • Sunday66 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59145 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.3%)
  • February32 (5.3%)
  • March54 (9%)
  • April40 (6.6%)
  • May47 (7.8%)
  • June47 (7.8%)
  • July47 (7.8%)
  • August50 (8.3%)
  • September60 (10%)
  • October54 (9%)
  • November68 (11%)
  • December60 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight441 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds468 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (64%)
  • Wet or damp180 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow16 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (49%)
  • 40 mph30 (5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph253 (42%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway54 (9%)
  • Roundabout24 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant405 (50%)
  • Motorcyclist176 (22%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)
  • Cyclist93 (11%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20271 (33%)
  • 21 to 25114 (14%)
  • 26 to 35106 (13%)
  • 36 to 4583 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.3%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider519 (64%)
  • Passenger202 (25%)
  • Pedestrian94 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (61%)
  • Motorcycle179 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 143rd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1985

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1985: 82, including 3 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4982112321
2ndA4387093121
3rdA403655210
4thA4653142010
5thA44223518
6thB4228182718
7thA4103152305
8thA4110122406
9thB4399121911
10thA48091203
11thA411281102
12thA45671202
13thB43597703
14thB43617802
15thA413761412
16thA46661213
17thB422151503
18thB42245502
19thB43485702
20thA41114502

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1985

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1985: 236.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1985

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1985: 141.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1985, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years