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Herefordshire road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 297 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2022, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2021 (311), and casualties fell from 445.

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

Collisions in 2022
297
Down 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
383
Down 14% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2022

2.7% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2022 were fatal and 30% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.7%
  • Serious8930%
  • Slight20067%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious9926%
  • Slight27672%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2022 is highlighted, with 297, down 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 297
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (12%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday40 (13%)
  • Friday68 (23%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (9.1%)
  • February22 (7.4%)
  • March23 (7.7%)
  • April18 (6.1%)
  • May26 (8.8%)
  • June35 (12%)
  • July24 (8.1%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September18 (6.1%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November26 (8.8%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting46 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (67%)
  • Wet or damp84 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (3.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep5 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph109 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.7%)
  • 60 mph135 (45%)
  • 70 mph8 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway269 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout6 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)
  • Cyclist34 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.3%)
  • 11 to 1512 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (15%)
  • 21 to 2543 (11%)
  • 26 to 3550 (13%)
  • 36 to 4539 (10%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (12%)
  • 66 to 7529 (7.6%)
  • Over 7541 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider275 (72%)
  • Passenger66 (17%)
  • Pedestrian42 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car352 (67%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (9.8%)
  • Motorcycle50 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 118th most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2022

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2022, with 22 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2022

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2022: 37, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49375508
2ndA438243518
3rdA44242828
4thA465242706
5thA4103152406
6thA4110121405
7thA407911
8thA4177812
9thB421471000
10thA4495601
11thA4805702
12thB43615510
13thA41374401
14thB42204603
15thB43494401
16thB42343402
17thB43483410
18thA41112401
19thA41122302
20thA4562200

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2022

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2022: 78.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2022

HR1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2022: 62.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2022, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years