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Herefordshire road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 664 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1997, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 168 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1996 (580), and casualties rose from 835.

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

Collisions in 1997
664
Up 14% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
918
Up 10% on 1996
Fatal collisions
11
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
168
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1997 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious16825%
  • Slight48573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.7%
  • Serious20622%
  • Slight69676%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1997 is highlighted, with 664, up 14% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (14%)
  • Wednesday103 (16%)
  • Thursday102 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (14%)
  • Sunday92 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (5.6%)
  • February59 (8.9%)
  • March56 (8.4%)
  • April53 (8%)
  • May58 (8.7%)
  • June62 (9.3%)
  • July62 (9.3%)
  • August52 (7.8%)
  • September56 (8.4%)
  • October55 (8.3%)
  • November57 (8.6%)
  • December57 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight489 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (14%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry435 (66%)
  • Wet or damp212 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.4%)
  • Snow5 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph264 (40%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph332 (50%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway582 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway44 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant571 (62%)
  • Pedestrian115 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist67 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant32 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1552 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20162 (18%)
  • 21 to 2598 (11%)
  • 26 to 35180 (20%)
  • 36 to 45134 (15%)
  • 46 to 5598 (11%)
  • 56 to 6573 (8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.7%)
  • Over 7531 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider570 (62%)
  • Passenger233 (25%)
  • Pedestrian115 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car826 (69%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes79 (6.6%)
  • Motorcycle76 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.3%)
  • Minibus11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 123rd most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1997

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1997: 114, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49114190225
2ndA4386076010
3rdA4655577212
4thA40293705
5thA442835010
6thB4399222707
7thA4103192806
8thB4348142204
9thA456132203
10thA4110121716
11thB4361121813
12thA4112111704
13thA48091403
14thB422491201
15thA413781306
16thB43498801
17thB423471000
18thA41136813
19thA41115601
20thA4664400

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1997

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1997: 227.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1997

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1997: 150.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1997, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years