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Herefordshire road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2013, and 527 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 2012 (426), and casualties fell from 609.

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

Collisions in 2013
376
Down 12% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
527
Down 13% on 2012
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2013 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4913%
  • Slight32286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5611%
  • Slight46688%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2013 is highlighted, with 376, down 12% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (18%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday49 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.2%)
  • February32 (8.5%)
  • March33 (8.8%)
  • April14 (3.7%)
  • May28 (7.4%)
  • June31 (8.2%)
  • July32 (8.5%)
  • August35 (9.3%)
  • September30 (8%)
  • October35 (9.3%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight284 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (60%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.7%)
  • Snow8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph138 (37%)
  • 40 mph33 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph163 (43%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (70%)
  • Cyclist48 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1514 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2074 (14%)
  • 21 to 2555 (10%)
  • 26 to 3589 (17%)
  • 36 to 4569 (13%)
  • 46 to 5576 (14%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7542 (8%)
  • Over 7531 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (71%)
  • Passenger116 (22%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (71%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 125th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2013

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2013, with 39 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2013

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2013: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49467603
2ndA465406108
3rdA438334324
4thA4103263722
5thA44182402
6thA449182504
7thA40122001
8thA41791701
9thA411161203
10thB42246800
11thB43486800
12thA4665601
13thB42145503
14thB43525701
15thB43615812
16thM505601
17thA41374401
18thA41103400
19thB42343400
20thB42603300

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2013

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2013: 99.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2013

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2013: 73.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2013, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years