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Herefordshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 669 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1989, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 166 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1988 (634), and casualties rose from 875.

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

Collisions in 1989
669
Up 6% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
918
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
22
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
166
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1989

3.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1989 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.3%
  • Serious16625%
  • Slight48172%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.6%
  • Serious21624%
  • Slight67874%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1989 is highlighted, with 669, up 6% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday95 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (12%)
  • Thursday109 (16%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday113 (17%)
  • Sunday75 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59159 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.8%)
  • February48 (7.2%)
  • March52 (7.8%)
  • April49 (7.3%)
  • May56 (8.4%)
  • June51 (7.6%)
  • July59 (8.8%)
  • August60 (9%)
  • September58 (8.7%)
  • October60 (9%)
  • November66 (9.9%)
  • December51 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting84 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds552 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other14 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry468 (70%)
  • Wet or damp181 (27%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (43%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph331 (49%)
  • 70 mph13 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (7.9%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant554 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist151 (16%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)
  • Cyclist80 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1032 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 20234 (25%)
  • 21 to 25132 (14%)
  • 26 to 35135 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (12%)
  • 46 to 5571 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6562 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7542 (4.6%)
  • Over 7529 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider582 (63%)
  • Passenger241 (26%)
  • Pedestrian95 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car824 (70%)
  • Motorcycle147 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle85 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 138th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1989: 95, including 4 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4995136422
2ndA4386285211
3rdA465526759
4thA4110222902
5thB4224202316
6thA44182113
7thA40172736
8thA4112152204
9thB4228142305
10thA4103121602
11thA456122306
12thA413781003
13thB436181003
14thB43998901
15thA44971101
16thA48071502
17thA4666912
18thA411351100
19thB42605702
20thB43475702

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1989

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1989: 239.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1989

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1989: 149.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1989.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years