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Herefordshire road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2015, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2014 (392), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 2015
400
Up 2% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
559
Level with 2014
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2015

1.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2015 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight32080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight46182%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2015 is highlighted, with 400, up 2% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (15%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday74 (19%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8%)
  • February33 (8.3%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April43 (11%)
  • May47 (12%)
  • June28 (7%)
  • July24 (6%)
  • August34 (8.5%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October26 (6.5%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December31 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (67%)
  • Wet or damp118 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (3%)
  • 30 mph162 (41%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (4%)
  • 60 mph163 (41%)
  • 70 mph21 (5.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway346 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway31 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.3%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3%)
  • 16 to 2074 (13%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35105 (19%)
  • 36 to 4583 (15%)
  • 46 to 5571 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7536 (6.4%)
  • Over 7538 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (68%)
  • Passenger131 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car503 (72%)
  • Motorcycle52 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 115th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2015

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2015, with 41 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2015

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2015: 51, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49518227
2ndA4383548012
3rdA465313803
4thA40212803
5thA44182915
6thA449182615
7thA4103142201
8thB4224142015
9thA411091803
10thB434891302
11thA41378801
12thB42345700
13thA41114402
14thA41134600
15thA4664702
16thA4804801
17thB42034400
18thB42144601
19thB42214501
20thB43494500

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2015

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2015: 116.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2015

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2015: 75.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2015, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years