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Herefordshire road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 680 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2000, and 1,013 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1999 (736), and casualties fell from 1,064.

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

Collisions in 2000
680
Down 8% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
1,013
Down 5% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2000

1.5% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious12218%
  • Slight54881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious16016%
  • Slight84183%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2000 is highlighted, with 680, down 8% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (15%)
  • Tuesday85 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday114 (17%)
  • Saturday99 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59112 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.7%)
  • February63 (9.3%)
  • March45 (6.6%)
  • April42 (6.2%)
  • May62 (9.1%)
  • June56 (8.2%)
  • July55 (8.1%)
  • August48 (7.1%)
  • September74 (11%)
  • October61 (9%)
  • November65 (9.6%)
  • December50 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting110 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds533 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds113 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (51%)
  • Wet or damp302 (44%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep7 (1%)
  • Mud7 (1%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (32%)
  • 40 mph53 (7.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph382 (56%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway606 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (6.2%)
  • Roundabout25 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant698 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian70 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist55 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant54 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)29 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other5 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1556 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20158 (16%)
  • 21 to 25122 (12%)
  • 26 to 35220 (22%)
  • 36 to 45148 (15%)
  • 46 to 55102 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (6%)
  • 66 to 7547 (4.6%)
  • Over 7532 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider674 (67%)
  • Passenger269 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (6.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes95 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (7%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 113th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2000

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2000: 93, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4993166115
2ndA4386598315
3rdA44417037
4thA4654062011
5thA4103325716
6thA40284718
7thA449213105
8thB4224152201
9thA4110142905
10thA417141903
11thB4399121404
12thB4361111201
13thA48071000
14thB421471301
15thB43487801
16thA411261201
17thB43626804
18thA41115600
19thM505503
20thA41374401

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2000

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2000: 159.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2000

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2000: 135.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2000, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years