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Herefordshire road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 581 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2007, and 846 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 94 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2006 (551), and casualties rose from 782.

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

Collisions in 2007
581
Up 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
846
Up 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
20
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
94
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2007

3.4% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2007 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal203.4%
  • Serious9416%
  • Slight46780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal222.6%
  • Serious11113%
  • Slight71384%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2007 is highlighted, with 581, up 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday83 (14%)
  • Thursday102 (18%)
  • Friday84 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (13%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5920 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (9.3%)
  • February37 (6.4%)
  • March39 (6.7%)
  • April49 (8.4%)
  • May44 (7.6%)
  • June63 (11%)
  • July45 (7.7%)
  • August50 (8.6%)
  • September51 (8.8%)
  • October47 (8.1%)
  • November61 (10%)
  • December41 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting101 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (9.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry367 (63%)
  • Wet or damp198 (34%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph200 (34%)
  • 40 mph23 (4%)
  • 50 mph27 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph306 (53%)
  • 70 mph24 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway509 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant603 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.4%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (7%)
  • Cyclist46 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20155 (18%)
  • 21 to 2597 (11%)
  • 26 to 35139 (16%)
  • 36 to 45145 (17%)
  • 46 to 55101 (12%)
  • 56 to 6570 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider589 (70%)
  • Passenger194 (23%)
  • Pedestrian63 (7.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car776 (74%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle16 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 104th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
18th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2007

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2007, with 40 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2007

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2007: 79, including 6 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497911768
2ndA4385377210
3rdA465385804
4thA40343933
5thA44314427
6thA4103202915
7thB4348142513
8thA449131700
9thA4110122104
10thA417111701
11thB4224101401
12thB4361101703
13thA411191502
14thB42349902
15thB436291513
16thB439991103
17thA48081212
18thA41127911
19thA413771603
20thB42147900

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2007

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2007: 139.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2007

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2007: 105.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2007, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years