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Herefordshire road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2021, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 2020 (263), and casualties rose from 337.

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

Collisions in 2021
311
Up 18% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
445
Up 32% on 2020
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2021

2.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2021 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious8427%
  • Slight22071%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight34177%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2021 is highlighted, with 311, up 18% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 311
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (13%)
  • Wednesday47 (15%)
  • Thursday41 (13%)
  • Friday70 (23%)
  • Saturday32 (10%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (21%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (6.4%)
  • February12 (3.9%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April34 (11%)
  • May22 (7.1%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August24 (7.7%)
  • September23 (7.4%)
  • October25 (8%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December30 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight246 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit22 (7.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds280 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (6.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (71%)
  • Wet or damp81 (26%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph116 (37%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph153 (49%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant35 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2058 (13%)
  • 21 to 2562 (14%)
  • 26 to 3576 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6549 (11%)
  • 66 to 7531 (7%)
  • Over 7524 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (73%)
  • Passenger98 (22%)
  • Pedestrian20 (4.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (9.4%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 104th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
89th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
49th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
70th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2021

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2021, with 28 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2021

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2021: 47, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA494766110
2ndA465253709
3rdA44222723
4thA438212505
5thA4103182204
6thA449101405
7thA411061310
8thA41761203
9thA4806601
10thB434861112
11thA413751002
12thB42035922
13thA404402
14thB42144403
15thB43624801
16thM504701
17thA41123602
18thB42243501
19thB42603301
20thB43493601

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2021

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2021: 81.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2021

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2021: 65.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2021, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years