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Herefordshire road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 551 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2006, and 782 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2005 (567), and casualties fell from 879.

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

Collisions in 2006
551
Down 3% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
782
Down 11% on 2005
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2006

2% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2006 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious9217%
  • Slight44881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious10714%
  • Slight66385%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2006 is highlighted, with 551, down 3% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday77 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday85 (15%)
  • Friday96 (17%)
  • Saturday77 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.5%)
  • February55 (10%)
  • March23 (4.2%)
  • April27 (4.9%)
  • May55 (10%)
  • June43 (7.8%)
  • July45 (8.2%)
  • August53 (9.6%)
  • September44 (8%)
  • October51 (9.3%)
  • November59 (11%)
  • December49 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting105 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (60%)
  • Wet or damp207 (38%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph190 (34%)
  • 40 mph33 (6%)
  • 50 mph31 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph279 (51%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway495 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway32 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant550 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant46 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20151 (19%)
  • 21 to 2595 (12%)
  • 26 to 35142 (18%)
  • 36 to 45128 (16%)
  • 46 to 5580 (10%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.2%)
  • Over 7529 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider566 (72%)
  • Passenger167 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car712 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (8.7%)
  • Motorcycle64 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 119th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2006

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2006, with 37 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2006

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2006: 79, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA4979109210
2ndA438608418
3rdA4654869011
4thA44364425
5thA4103214309
6thA449162511
7thA40152202
8thA4110122004
9thA417122502
10thB4399122011
11thB423491002
12thB420381202
13thB436181110
14thA48071403
15thB43497903
16thB422061001
17thB42246801
18thB43486901
19thB43525801
20thA41114402

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2006

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2006: 129.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2006

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2006: 108.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2006, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years