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Herefordshire road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 567 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2005, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2004 (624), and casualties fell from 918.

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

Collisions in 2005
567
Down 9% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
879
Down 4% on 2004
Fatal collisions
16
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2005

2.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2005 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.8%
  • Serious10519%
  • Slight44679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.9%
  • Serious13015%
  • Slight73283%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2005 is highlighted, with 567, down 9% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (16%)
  • Tuesday90 (16%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday82 (14%)
  • Friday83 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (16%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (10%)
  • February33 (5.8%)
  • March45 (7.9%)
  • April47 (8.3%)
  • May37 (6.5%)
  • June52 (9.2%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August36 (6.3%)
  • September56 (9.9%)
  • October43 (7.6%)
  • November55 (9.7%)
  • December45 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight400 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting118 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (8.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (61%)
  • Wet or damp206 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (32%)
  • 40 mph28 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph323 (57%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway505 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant641 (73%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.1%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist43 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant37 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1554 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20160 (18%)
  • 21 to 25107 (12%)
  • 26 to 35131 (15%)
  • 36 to 45140 (16%)
  • 46 to 55112 (13%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7544 (5%)
  • Over 7533 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider577 (66%)
  • Passenger240 (27%)
  • Pedestrian62 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car745 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 113th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
34th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2005

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2005, with 41 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2005

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2005: 80, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4980131119
2ndA4385792312
3rdA465345114
4thA443051011
5thA40243825
6thA4103213415
7thA449193702
8thB4234121701
9thA4110112005
10thA41791502
11thA48081401
12thB436181402
13thB43998902
14thB42147921
15thB434871502
16thB43497800
17thB43627903
18thA41135810
19thA41375500
20thA4665601

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2005

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2005: 131.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2005

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2005: 120.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2005, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years