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Herefordshire road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 392 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2014, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2013 (376), and casualties rose from 527.

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

Collisions in 2014
392
Up 4% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
560
Up 6% on 2013
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2014

2.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2014 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious5414%
  • Slight32783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.3%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight47785%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2014 is highlighted, with 392, up 4% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday49 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (17%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday47 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.7%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March35 (8.9%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May30 (7.7%)
  • June39 (9.9%)
  • July39 (9.9%)
  • August30 (7.7%)
  • September25 (6.4%)
  • October37 (9.4%)
  • November37 (9.4%)
  • December36 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds319 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry238 (61%)
  • Wet or damp138 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph150 (38%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph173 (44%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.8%)
  • Roundabout4 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant330 (59%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist45 (8%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2092 (16%)
  • 21 to 2553 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5572 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.7%)
  • Over 7521 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider384 (69%)
  • Passenger138 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 133rd most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
118th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2014

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2014, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2014

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2014: 56, including 3 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA495677310
2ndA465365106
3rdA438344513
4thA4103233713
5thA44182613
6thA4110162124
7thA40131401
8thA449101402
9thB4224101300
10thB4234101100
11thB434881100
12thA4176602
13thB42146700
14thA41125501
15thA413751000
16thB42035501
17thA4804701
18thA41113701
19thB43613301
20thB439934301

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2014

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2014: 103.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2014

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2014: 78.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2014.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years