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Herefordshire road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 622 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2003, and 865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 112 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2002 (678), and casualties fell from 997.

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

Collisions in 2003
622
Down 8% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
865
Down 13% on 2002
Fatal collisions
14
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
112
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2003

2.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious11218%
  • Slight49680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172%
  • Serious12915%
  • Slight71983%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2003 is highlighted, with 622, down 8% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday79 (13%)
  • Friday106 (17%)
  • Saturday118 (19%)
  • Sunday56 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5938 (6.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.1%)
  • February63 (10%)
  • March41 (6.6%)
  • April50 (8%)
  • May67 (11%)
  • June51 (8.2%)
  • July71 (11%)
  • August37 (5.9%)
  • September47 (7.6%)
  • October52 (8.4%)
  • November52 (8.4%)
  • December47 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight443 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (9.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds507 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (14%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry390 (63%)
  • Wet or damp210 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (32%)
  • 40 mph51 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph336 (54%)
  • 70 mph16 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout21 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant602 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist80 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist52 (6%)
  • Van occupant40 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20152 (18%)
  • 21 to 25114 (13%)
  • 26 to 35157 (18%)
  • 36 to 45139 (16%)
  • 46 to 5599 (11%)
  • 56 to 6567 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.5%)
  • Over 7529 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider617 (71%)
  • Passenger187 (22%)
  • Pedestrian61 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car782 (71%)
  • Motorcycle84 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes80 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle17 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 112th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2003

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2003, with 45 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2003

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2003: 74, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4974110211
2ndA4386598117
3rdA445069012
4thA465354716
5thA4103263634
6thA40203512
7thA4110192501
8thB4361192206
9thA449172203
10thA417131823
11thA480121514
12thB4224112002
13thA4112101301
14thB4399101400
15thA413791703
16thB43489901
17thA411381403
18thB421481411
19thB426081201
20thB43627911

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2003

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2003: 133.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2003

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2003: 126.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years