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Herefordshire road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 702 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1998, and 1,008 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 144 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1997 (664), and casualties rose from 918.

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

Collisions in 1998
702
Up 6% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
1,008
Up 10% on 1997
Fatal collisions
20
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
144
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1998

2.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1998 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal202.8%
  • Serious14421%
  • Slight53877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.4%
  • Serious18018%
  • Slight80480%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1998 is highlighted, with 702, up 6% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (12%)
  • Tuesday87 (12%)
  • Wednesday110 (16%)
  • Thursday110 (16%)
  • Friday132 (19%)
  • Saturday91 (13%)
  • Sunday85 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59126 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59114 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (6.8%)
  • February46 (6.6%)
  • March40 (5.7%)
  • April59 (8.4%)
  • May55 (7.8%)
  • June58 (8.3%)
  • July53 (7.5%)
  • August62 (8.8%)
  • September73 (10%)
  • October77 (11%)
  • November63 (9%)
  • December68 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight518 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting125 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (6.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds581 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry434 (62%)
  • Wet or damp254 (36%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (33%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph404 (58%)
  • 70 mph23 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway628 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout24 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant700 (69%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist50 (5%)
  • Van occupant43 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)31 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1545 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20155 (15%)
  • 21 to 25123 (12%)
  • 26 to 35194 (19%)
  • 36 to 45152 (15%)
  • 46 to 55134 (13%)
  • 56 to 6572 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7541 (4.1%)
  • Over 7534 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider650 (64%)
  • Passenger277 (27%)
  • Pedestrian81 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car929 (71%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes111 (8.5%)
  • Motorcycle84 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 109th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
24th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1998

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1998: 106, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49106165520
2ndA4656187414
3rdA438578619
4thA44304319
5thA40294326
6thA4103253814
7thB4224162206
8thB4399162301
9thA449152304
10thA4110121902
11thB4214121602
12thB4234121701
13thA417101511
14thB4348101612
15thB4361101602
16thA413791403
17thA45681801
18thA48081402
19thA41117702
20thA41127802

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1998

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1998: 162.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1998

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1998: 138.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1998, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years