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Herefordshire road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 599 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1991, and 794 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1990 (680), and casualties fell from 863.

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

Collisions in 1991
599
Down 12% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
794
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1991 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious14825%
  • Slight44073%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious18523%
  • Slight59775%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1991 is highlighted, with 599, down 12% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (15%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (16%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday94 (16%)
  • Sunday72 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59166 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7%)
  • February43 (7.2%)
  • March49 (8.2%)
  • April53 (8.8%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June60 (10%)
  • July53 (8.8%)
  • August52 (8.7%)
  • September52 (8.7%)
  • October53 (8.8%)
  • November45 (7.5%)
  • December48 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry369 (62%)
  • Wet or damp206 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph244 (41%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph305 (51%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway501 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (8%)
  • Roundabout32 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant495 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (13%)
  • Cyclist88 (11%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20133 (17%)
  • 21 to 25139 (18%)
  • 26 to 35141 (18%)
  • 36 to 45108 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider520 (65%)
  • Passenger201 (25%)
  • Pedestrian73 (9.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (69%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9.8%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 139th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
139th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
145th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1991

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1991: 70, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497099320
2ndA4386080012
3rdA4655370012
4thA40264514
5thA442338011
6thA4103172205
7thB4224172204
8thA4110152115
9thA4112142005
10thB4348111302
11thB4399111301
12thB4228101201
13thB4352101204
14thB4361101412
15thB43497901
16thA45661113
17thA4806601
18thA41115912
19thA41375803
20thA4495600

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1991

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1991: 193.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1991

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1991: 138.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years