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Herefordshire road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 574 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1992, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1991 (599), and casualties fell from 794.

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

Collisions in 1992
574
Down 4% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
757
Down 5% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1992

2.1% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious11220%
  • Slight45078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious13117%
  • Slight61381%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1992 is highlighted, with 574, down 4% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday82 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (14%)
  • Friday97 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59153 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8%)
  • February42 (7.3%)
  • March48 (8.4%)
  • April50 (8.7%)
  • May52 (9.1%)
  • June44 (7.7%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August42 (7.3%)
  • September50 (8.7%)
  • October42 (7.3%)
  • November46 (8%)
  • December51 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds453 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Fog or mist17 (3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry360 (63%)
  • Wet or damp198 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (44%)
  • 40 mph40 (7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph255 (44%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway474 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (10%)
  • Roundabout27 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant468 (62%)
  • Cyclist93 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1544 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20174 (23%)
  • 21 to 25117 (15%)
  • 26 to 35137 (18%)
  • 36 to 4597 (13%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7530 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider480 (63%)
  • Passenger205 (27%)
  • Pedestrian72 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car756 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle96 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle79 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 139th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
139th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
135th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1992

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1992: 99, including 5 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4999138514
2ndA465505909
3rdA438435817
4thA40284404
5thA44223508
6thA4103182313
7thA4110151705
8thB4399141403
9thB4361131902
10thB4228101201
11thA48091403
12thB42248802
13thB436282012
14thA45671512
15thB43497801
16thA411161004
17thA411261111
18thB434861202
19thA4495603
20thB43595501

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1992

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1992: 203.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1992

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1992: 144.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1992, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years