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Herefordshire road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1988, and 875 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 159 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1987 (615), and casualties rose from 843.

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

Collisions in 1988
634
Up 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
875
Up 4% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
159
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1988

2.1% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1988 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious15925%
  • Slight46273%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious20323%
  • Slight65975%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1988 is highlighted, with 634, up 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (13%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday91 (14%)
  • Friday112 (18%)
  • Saturday104 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.5%)
  • February36 (5.7%)
  • March51 (8%)
  • April50 (7.9%)
  • May61 (9.6%)
  • June64 (10%)
  • July51 (8%)
  • August46 (7.3%)
  • September51 (8%)
  • October63 (9.9%)
  • November53 (8.4%)
  • December54 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight455 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting94 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds21 (3.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other12 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry418 (66%)
  • Wet or damp203 (32%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph287 (45%)
  • 40 mph35 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph295 (47%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.6%)
  • 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 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist140 (16%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)
  • Cyclist89 (10%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1558 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20212 (24%)
  • 21 to 25140 (16%)
  • 26 to 35152 (17%)
  • 36 to 4592 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider529 (60%)
  • Passenger243 (28%)
  • Pedestrian103 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car775 (67%)
  • Motorcycle148 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle90 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle26 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Herefordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Herefordshire ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 139th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1988

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1988: 83, including 5 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4983132518
2ndA43875100013
3rdA4655672016
4thA44233605
5thA4110202613
6thA40193415
7thA4112162703
8thA456131704
9thB4348132606
10thB4399131706
11thB4228121411
12thA48091505
13thB422491304
14thA44981011
15thA410371102
16thA41376801
17thB42606600
18thB43615701
19thA4664801
20thB43494600

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1988

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1988: 229.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1988

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1988: 147.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1988, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years