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Herefordshire road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 324 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2017, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2016 (385), and casualties fell from 535.

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

Collisions in 2017
324
Down 16% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
431
Down 19% on 2016
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2017

2.8% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious5918%
  • Slight25679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious7818%
  • Slight34279%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2017 is highlighted, with 324, down 16% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017: 324
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.4%)
  • February33 (10%)
  • March24 (7.4%)
  • April24 (7.4%)
  • May36 (11%)
  • June29 (9%)
  • July26 (8%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September29 (9%)
  • October24 (7.4%)
  • November26 (8%)
  • December24 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (64%)
  • Wet or damp100 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph134 (41%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph139 (43%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway283 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (9%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4545 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (14%)
  • 56 to 6537 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (5.1%)
  • Over 7534 (7.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (72%)
  • Passenger86 (20%)
  • Pedestrian36 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (74%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 136th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
138th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2017

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2017, with 24 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2017

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2017: 39, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49395827
2ndA438294426
3rdA44192104
4thA4103172505
5thA465151512
6thA4081503
7thA4497901
8thB42037803
9thB422471002
10thB43616702
11thA41751003
12thB43485601
13thB43525611
14thB439951002
15thA411041010
16thA41114501
17thB42144501
18thA41123400
19thA4803401
20thB42203311

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2017

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2017: 100.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2017

HR2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2017: 65.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2017, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years