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Herefordshire road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 304 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2023, and 409 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2022 (297), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2023
304
Up 2% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
409
Up 7% on 2022
Fatal collisions
7
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2023

2.3% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2023 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.3%
  • Serious6521%
  • Slight23276%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious7619%
  • Slight32680%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2023 is highlighted, with 304, up 2% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 304
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (15%)
  • Tuesday34 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (14%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday55 (18%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5933 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February25 (8.2%)
  • March32 (11%)
  • April16 (5.3%)
  • May23 (7.6%)
  • June23 (7.6%)
  • July23 (7.6%)
  • August24 (7.9%)
  • September35 (12%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November18 (5.9%)
  • December28 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds260 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (65%)
  • Wet or damp97 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow4 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph111 (37%)
  • 40 mph28 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph143 (47%)
  • 70 mph4 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway268 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • 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 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant273 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (9%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1511 (2.7%)
  • 16 to 2062 (15%)
  • 21 to 2545 (11%)
  • 26 to 3568 (17%)
  • 36 to 4547 (11%)
  • 46 to 5553 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (13%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5.6%)
  • Over 7532 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (72%)
  • Passenger88 (22%)
  • Pedestrian25 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car377 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (9.2%)
  • Motorcycle46 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 108th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
48th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2023

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2023, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2023

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2023: 43, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49436119
2ndA438263701
3rdA465263525
4thA44212805
5thA4103152504
6thA4110101604
7thB42148901
8thA44971301
9thB423471011
10thA406801
11thB42216601
12thA41125501
13thA41375611
14thB42035504
15thB42245902
16thM504601
17thA41113310
18thA4173500
19thA4803301
20thB43483300

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2023

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2023: 81.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2023

HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2023: 62.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2023, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years