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Herefordshire road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 688 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2001, and 1,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (680), and casualties rose from 1,013.

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

Collisions in 2001
688
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
1,046
Up 3% on 2000
Fatal collisions
18
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2001

2.6% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.6%
  • Serious12919%
  • Slight54179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.8%
  • Serious16015%
  • Slight86783%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2001 is highlighted, with 688, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (15%)
  • Tuesday99 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (15%)
  • Thursday105 (15%)
  • Friday103 (15%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5994 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59107 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.6%)
  • February44 (6.4%)
  • March43 (6.3%)
  • April46 (6.7%)
  • May41 (6%)
  • June60 (8.7%)
  • July61 (8.9%)
  • August73 (11%)
  • September57 (8.3%)
  • October81 (12%)
  • November63 (9.2%)
  • December60 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight509 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting119 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry399 (58%)
  • Wet or damp253 (37%)
  • Frost or ice22 (3.2%)
  • Mud6 (0.9%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (32%)
  • 40 mph40 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph391 (57%)
  • 70 mph28 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway605 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (8%)
  • Roundabout16 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant719 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist73 (7%)
  • Cyclist69 (6.6%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant47 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3%)
  • 11 to 1573 (7%)
  • 16 to 20136 (13%)
  • 21 to 25105 (10%)
  • 26 to 35218 (21%)
  • 36 to 45163 (16%)
  • 46 to 55138 (13%)
  • 56 to 6577 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (4.7%)
  • Over 7538 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider701 (67%)
  • Passenger279 (27%)
  • Pedestrian66 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car906 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (6.4%)
  • Motorcycle70 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle67 (5.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Herefordshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Herefordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 108th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
30th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2001

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2001, with 61 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2001

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2001: 90, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4990146322
2ndA438639019
3rdA465366005
4thA443563310
5thA40346034
6thA4103316714
7thA4110244115
8thB4348202905
9thA449192505
10thB4214131905
11thB4399121503
12thB4361101602
13thA48091100
14thB423491501
15thB422481012
16thB426081001
17thB434981212
18thA411271102
19thA4177701
20thB436271005

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2001

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2001: 160.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2001

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2001: 147.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2001, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years