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Herefordshire road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2012, and 609 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2011 (457), and casualties fell from 636.

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

Collisions in 2012
426
Down 7% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
609
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2012 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6014%
  • Slight36285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight52987%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2012 is highlighted, with 426, down 7% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday56 (13%)
  • Wednesday63 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (13%)
  • Friday71 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.8%)
  • February52 (12%)
  • March38 (8.9%)
  • April27 (6.3%)
  • May34 (8%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July38 (8.9%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September30 (7%)
  • October37 (8.7%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December28 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (60%)
  • Wet or damp152 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph185 (43%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.9%)
  • 60 mph183 (43%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway385 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant26 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (13%)
  • 46 to 5579 (13%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7537 (6.1%)
  • Over 7533 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider412 (68%)
  • Passenger144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (72%)
  • Motorcycle62 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 107th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2012

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2012, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2012

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2012: 52, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49528127
2ndA438375506
3rdA465295115
4thA44182905
5thA40162403
6thA4103162400
7thA449102502
8thB4234101102
9thB4361101305
10thB421471000
11thB439971001
12thA41106901
13thA4666701
14thA4806700
15thB43485702
16thB436251012
17thA4174601
18thB42204401
19thB43524502
20thB43594400

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2012

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2012: 116.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2012

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2012: 89.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years