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Herefordshire road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 589 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1994, and 779 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1993 (555), and casualties rose from 746.

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

Collisions in 1994
589
Up 6% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
779
Up 4% on 1993
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1994

1.9% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1994 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious17329%
  • Slight40569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious20326%
  • Slight56472%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1994 is highlighted, with 589, up 6% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (12%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (17%)
  • Friday120 (20%)
  • Saturday84 (14%)
  • Sunday45 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5995 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59109 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59143 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.7%)
  • February50 (8.5%)
  • March40 (6.8%)
  • April47 (8%)
  • May44 (7.5%)
  • June45 (7.6%)
  • July58 (9.8%)
  • August49 (8.3%)
  • September53 (9%)
  • October50 (8.5%)
  • November53 (9%)
  • December49 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight449 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (9.5%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (8.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds477 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (60%)
  • Wet or damp209 (35%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.1%)
  • Snow9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (38%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph311 (53%)
  • 70 mph19 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway515 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (7%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (62%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)
  • Cyclist66 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant44 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20139 (18%)
  • 21 to 25103 (13%)
  • 26 to 35159 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (10%)
  • 46 to 5583 (11%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.5%)
  • Over 7522 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (65%)
  • Passenger188 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car708 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 141st most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
141st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
146th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1994

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1994: 90, including 1 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4990130133
2ndA4384962313
3rdA4654159111
4thA44253918
5thA40222927
6thA4103182311
7thB4399131706
8thA4110121905
9thA456121406
10thB4234121604
11thB4224111400
12thB436291302
13thA411281002
14thB434871204
15thA411361402
16thA41376702
17thB43526701
18thA41115612
19thB42605601
20thB43495702

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1994

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1994: 174.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1994

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1994: 135.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1994, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years