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Herefordshire road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2004, and 918 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2003 (622), and casualties rose from 865.

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

Collisions in 2004
624
Level with 2003
Casualties in 2004
918
Up 6% on 2003
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2004

1.9% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2004 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight50481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.5%
  • Serious12714%
  • Slight77785%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2004 is highlighted, with 624, level with 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday110 (18%)
  • Tuesday72 (12%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday106 (17%)
  • Sunday64 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5998 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (7.5%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March48 (7.7%)
  • April43 (6.9%)
  • May55 (8.8%)
  • June67 (11%)
  • July39 (6.3%)
  • August53 (8.5%)
  • September58 (9.3%)
  • October43 (6.9%)
  • November60 (9.6%)
  • December65 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight439 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting123 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (9.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds500 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry382 (61%)
  • Wet or damp218 (35%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.6%)
  • Mud3 (0.5%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (34%)
  • 40 mph38 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph342 (55%)
  • 70 mph19 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway557 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout26 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant642 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian65 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist38 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant37 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1546 (5%)
  • 16 to 20164 (18%)
  • 21 to 2594 (10%)
  • 26 to 35195 (21%)
  • 36 to 45144 (16%)
  • 46 to 55102 (11%)
  • 56 to 6575 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (4.1%)
  • Over 7525 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider619 (67%)
  • Passenger234 (25%)
  • Pedestrian65 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car827 (74%)
  • Motorcycle74 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 110th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
63rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2004

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2004, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2004

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2004: 70, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497010338
2ndA465486519
3rdA438436636
4thA44395407
5thA4103334508
6thB4361233322
7thA40223104
8thB4214142607
9thB4224121713
10thA4110112512
11thA4111101902
12thB4352102002
13thB4399101803
14thB434891203
15thB436292004
16thA41781002
17thA44981301
18thB423481301
19thA411371402
20thM5071802

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2004

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2004: 141.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2004

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2004: 113.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2004, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years