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Herefordshire road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2010, and 647 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (574), and casualties fell from 812.

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

Collisions in 2010
475
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
647
Down 20% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2010

1.5% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious4810%
  • Slight42088%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious548.3%
  • Slight58691%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2010 is highlighted, with 475, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (13%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.8%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March28 (5.9%)
  • April34 (7.2%)
  • May36 (7.6%)
  • June49 (10%)
  • July41 (8.6%)
  • August42 (8.8%)
  • September40 (8.4%)
  • October44 (9.3%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December31 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (9.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry297 (63%)
  • Wet or damp130 (27%)
  • Frost or ice28 (5.9%)
  • Snow19 (4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph179 (38%)
  • 40 mph33 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph202 (43%)
  • 70 mph29 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant452 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant38 (5.9%)
  • Cyclist34 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 20117 (18%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35116 (18%)
  • 36 to 4596 (15%)
  • 46 to 5556 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7549 (7.6%)
  • Over 7527 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (68%)
  • Passenger151 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car616 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (7.8%)
  • Motorcycle57 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 103rd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2010

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2010, with 35 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2010

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2010: 66, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA496610117
2ndA465374704
3rdA438344325
4thA40284503
5thA4103243004
6thA44172303
7thA449152210
8thA4110141900
9thB4348142413
10thA41781702
11thB421481000
12thB42248900
13thA4807901
14thB43626700
15thB43996801
16thB42205701
17thA41374501
18thA4664500
19thB43524500
20thB43614600

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2010

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2010: 121.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2010

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2010: 100.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years