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Herefordshire road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1990, and 863 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 153 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1989 (669), and casualties fell from 918.

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

Collisions in 1990
680
Up 2% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
863
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
21
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
153
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1990

3.1% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1990 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal213.1%
  • Serious15323%
  • Slight50674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.7%
  • Serious17821%
  • Slight66277%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1990 is highlighted, with 680, up 2% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (15%)
  • Tuesday88 (13%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday117 (17%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday90 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January64 (9.4%)
  • February54 (7.9%)
  • March38 (5.6%)
  • April61 (9%)
  • May55 (8.1%)
  • June64 (9.4%)
  • July61 (9%)
  • August61 (9%)
  • September66 (9.7%)
  • October55 (8.1%)
  • November42 (6.2%)
  • December59 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight513 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting90 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry451 (66%)
  • Wet or damp211 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph286 (42%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph332 (49%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway603 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (2.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist131 (15%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)
  • Cyclist90 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6%)
  • 16 to 20176 (20%)
  • 21 to 25145 (17%)
  • 26 to 35155 (18%)
  • 36 to 4581 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5570 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6557 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.6%)
  • Over 7527 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider548 (63%)
  • Passenger213 (25%)
  • Pedestrian102 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car848 (71%)
  • Motorcycle133 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (6.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes13 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 138th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1990

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1990: 99, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4999127517
2ndA4386581315
3rdA4654352013
4thA40212917
5thA44212302
6thA4103193413
7thB4224192102
8thB4361172203
9thA4110151903
10thB4399151501
11thB4348131805
12thB4228121601
13thA45691603
14thA41128912
15thB43628910
16thA41117902
17thA46671101
18thA48071420
19thA411361600
20thB42606700

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1990

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1990: 225.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1990

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1990: 148.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1990, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years