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Herefordshire road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 598 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1995, and 809 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 173 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1994 (589), and casualties rose from 779.

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

Collisions in 1995
598
Up 2% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
809
Up 4% on 1994
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
173
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1995

2.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1995 were fatal and 29% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious17329%
  • Slight41169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.9%
  • Serious20325%
  • Slight59173%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1995 is highlighted, with 598, up 2% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday84 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (12%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday97 (16%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (17%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.9%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March46 (7.7%)
  • April55 (9.2%)
  • May57 (9.5%)
  • June49 (8.2%)
  • July50 (8.4%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September67 (11%)
  • October40 (6.7%)
  • November53 (8.9%)
  • December46 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit36 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds491 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (67%)
  • Wet or damp174 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.3%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph234 (39%)
  • 40 mph46 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph299 (50%)
  • 70 mph15 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway540 (90%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.2%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist100 (12%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist69 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant35 (4.3%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1539 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20126 (16%)
  • 21 to 25113 (14%)
  • 26 to 35173 (21%)
  • 36 to 45116 (14%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (4.2%)
  • Over 7526 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider526 (65%)
  • Passenger204 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car770 (69%)
  • Motorcycle99 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 135th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1995

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1995: 97, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4997136425
2ndA4385682114
3rdA4654555211
4thA442832011
5thA40264116
6thA4103233717
7thA4110141703
8thB4361131502
9thB4399121605
10thA456111513
11thA480111203
12thB4224111302
13thA4137102414
14thB423481103
15thB43628905
16thA411271403
17thB43486903
18thB43496803
19thA4175702
20thB43555801

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1995

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1995: 189.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1995

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1995: 134.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1995, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years