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Herefordshire road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 678 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2002, and 997 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (688), and casualties fell from 1,046.

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

Collisions in 2002
678
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
997
Down 5% on 2001
Fatal collisions
18
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2002

2.7% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2002 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal182.7%
  • Serious10716%
  • Slight55382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.9%
  • Serious13113%
  • Slight84785%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2002 is highlighted, with 678, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (16%)
  • Friday123 (18%)
  • Saturday89 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59138 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January48 (7.1%)
  • February48 (7.1%)
  • March54 (8%)
  • April51 (7.5%)
  • May62 (9.1%)
  • June60 (8.8%)
  • July48 (7.1%)
  • August68 (10%)
  • September67 (9.9%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November57 (8.4%)
  • December43 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting103 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (7.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds513 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (19%)
  • Fog or mist17 (2.5%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (58%)
  • Wet or damp265 (39%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Mud7 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Oil or diesel4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (32%)
  • 40 mph45 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph396 (58%)
  • 70 mph14 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway601 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway34 (5%)
  • Roundabout29 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant691 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (7.7%)
  • Pedestrian64 (6.4%)
  • Cyclist51 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant51 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20141 (14%)
  • 21 to 25119 (12%)
  • 26 to 35197 (20%)
  • 36 to 45146 (15%)
  • 46 to 55121 (12%)
  • 56 to 6580 (8%)
  • 66 to 7554 (5.4%)
  • Over 7539 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider692 (69%)
  • Passenger241 (24%)
  • Pedestrian64 (6.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car877 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes89 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle80 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Herefordshire ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 106th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
31st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2002

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2002, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2002

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2002: 83, including 5 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4983128517
2ndA438689918
3rdA446084113
4thA465477926
5thA4103325015
6thA40213502
7thA449182604
8thB4399182914
9thA4110142012
10thB4224132301
11thA417122302
12thB4234121501
13thB4361112201
14thB4348101402
15thB421491211
16thA48081001
17thB434981713
18thA41126702
19thA41376801
20thB42036802

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2002

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2002: 154.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2002

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2002: 122.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2002, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2002.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years