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Herefordshire road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 736 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 1999, and 1,064 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 145 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1998 (702), and casualties rose from 1,008.

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

Collisions in 1999
736
Up 5% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
1,064
Up 6% on 1998
Fatal collisions
12
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
145
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 1999

1.6% of collisions in Herefordshire in 1999 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.6%
  • Serious14520%
  • Slight57979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.2%
  • Serious16616%
  • Slight88583%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 1999 is highlighted, with 736, up 5% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (12%)
  • Tuesday111 (15%)
  • Wednesday118 (16%)
  • Thursday131 (18%)
  • Friday125 (17%)
  • Saturday97 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59135 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59176 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5955 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (8.4%)
  • February38 (5.2%)
  • March48 (6.5%)
  • April59 (8%)
  • May43 (5.8%)
  • June73 (9.9%)
  • July65 (8.8%)
  • August69 (9.4%)
  • September74 (10%)
  • October68 (9.2%)
  • November68 (9.2%)
  • December69 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight556 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting124 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (6.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds570 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds120 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.8%)
  • Other14 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (60%)
  • Wet or damp254 (35%)
  • Frost or ice23 (3.1%)
  • Oil or diesel9 (1.2%)
  • Mud8 (1.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (35%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph7 (1%)
  • 60 mph411 (56%)
  • 70 mph20 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway660 (90%)
  • Roundabout34 (4.6%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant673 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (8.6%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist69 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant43 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (3.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1577 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20146 (14%)
  • 21 to 25104 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35225 (21%)
  • 36 to 45151 (14%)
  • 46 to 55143 (13%)
  • 56 to 6581 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7544 (4.1%)
  • Over 7536 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider724 (68%)
  • Passenger252 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car957 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle91 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes88 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle72 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 100th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 1999

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 1999: 96, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4996149019
2ndA438547417
3rdA4655377214
4thA444970115
5thA41033964310
6thA40274007
7thB4224192805
8thA417183314
9thA449172612
10thB4361151702
11thB4234111303
12thB4348111203
13thB4362104412
14thA46691504
15thB421481001
16thA411071014
17thB434971101
18thB43997702
19thA4806802
20thB420361501

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 1999

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 1999: 182.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 1999

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 1999: 138.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 1999, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years