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Herefordshire road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2008, and 725 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2007 (581), and casualties fell from 846.

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

Collisions in 2008
519
Down 11% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
725
Down 14% on 2007
Fatal collisions
14
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2008

2.7% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight44085%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.2%
  • Serious7711%
  • Slight63287%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2008 is highlighted, with 519, down 11% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday82 (16%)
  • Friday72 (14%)
  • Saturday81 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.1%)
  • February48 (9.2%)
  • March38 (7.3%)
  • April33 (6.4%)
  • May41 (7.9%)
  • June39 (7.5%)
  • July50 (9.6%)
  • August33 (6.4%)
  • September48 (9.2%)
  • October49 (9.4%)
  • November45 (8.7%)
  • December48 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight387 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds417 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (59%)
  • Wet or damp193 (37%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (37%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph27 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph249 (48%)
  • 70 mph21 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway451 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (7.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant506 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant46 (6.3%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 107 (1%)
  • 11 to 1533 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20162 (22%)
  • 21 to 2595 (13%)
  • 26 to 35109 (15%)
  • 36 to 45115 (16%)
  • 46 to 5597 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7523 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (71%)
  • Passenger166 (23%)
  • Pedestrian45 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car683 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes68 (7.3%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 109th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2008

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2008, with 47 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2008

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2008: 85, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA498512838
2ndA4385367211
3rdA465365313
4thA44294105
5thA40264602
6thA4103222911
7thA449121601
8thA417111411
9thB4214111704
10thA4110101602
11thB4399101310
12thA411291311
13thB436291403
14thB42347801
15thA41116710
16thA46661001
17thB42246810
18thB43486700
19thA41375601
20thB43495701

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2008

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2008: 136.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2008

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2008: 108.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years