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Herefordshire road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 555 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1993, and 746 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (574), and casualties fell from 757.

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

Collisions in 1993
555
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
746
Down 1% on 1992
Fatal collisions
15
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1993

2.7% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1993 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious11621%
  • Slight42476%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious14720%
  • Slight58378%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1993 is highlighted, with 555, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday69 (12%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday109 (20%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (7%)
  • February26 (4.7%)
  • March41 (7.4%)
  • April46 (8.3%)
  • May54 (9.7%)
  • June45 (8.1%)
  • July65 (12%)
  • August32 (5.8%)
  • September45 (8.1%)
  • October52 (9.4%)
  • November49 (8.8%)
  • December61 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds428 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Other25 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry339 (61%)
  • Wet or damp195 (35%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph209 (38%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph284 (51%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway464 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (10%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (65%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (10%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20119 (16%)
  • 21 to 25114 (15%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 4598 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7%)
  • 66 to 7543 (5.8%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (62%)
  • Passenger196 (26%)
  • Pedestrian89 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car761 (76%)
  • Motorcycle80 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 147th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1993

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1993: 71, including 3 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4971117312
2ndA4385876111
3rdA465374707
4thA40263616
5thA4103192513
6thB4224182005
7thA44172620
8thB4399162222
9thA466151905
10thB4348142004
11thA4110101111
12thA41129905
13thB436191504
14thA45681104
15thA4807804
16thB42607810
17thB43497901
18thM507812
19thB42286701
20thB45296810

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1993

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1993: 162.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1993

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1993: 133.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1993, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years