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Herefordshire road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 580 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1996, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 150 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (598), and casualties rose from 809.

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

Collisions in 1996
580
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
835
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
16
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
150
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1996

2.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1996 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious15026%
  • Slight41471%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious20424%
  • Slight61474%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1996 is highlighted, with 580, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday85 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (12%)
  • Thursday92 (16%)
  • Friday103 (18%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday77 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59111 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.8%)
  • February46 (7.9%)
  • March53 (9.1%)
  • April34 (5.9%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June43 (7.4%)
  • July54 (9.3%)
  • August41 (7.1%)
  • September53 (9.1%)
  • October56 (9.7%)
  • November49 (8.4%)
  • December59 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight424 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting87 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry334 (58%)
  • Wet or damp219 (38%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.8%)
  • Snow8 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (38%)
  • 40 mph47 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph287 (49%)
  • 70 mph25 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway499 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout34 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant541 (65%)
  • Cyclist72 (8.6%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (8.4%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8%)
  • Van occupant34 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1042 (5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20141 (17%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35170 (20%)
  • 36 to 45105 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7551 (6.1%)
  • Over 7530 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (63%)
  • Passenger241 (29%)
  • Pedestrian67 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car724 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 140th most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
42nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1996

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1996: 96, including 8 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4996167831
2ndA438526717
3rdA4655166016
4thA403150012
5thA44242808
6thA4103162104
7thB4224151904
8thA4112142002
9thA4110121712
10thB4361121822
11thA45694012
12thB434891402
13thA413781213
14thB43998801
15thA48071401
16thB42346701
17thB43495802
18thB43525902
19thA4494500
20thA4173401

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1996

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1996: 183.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1996

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1996: 130.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1996, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years