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Herefordshire road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 333 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2024, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2023 (304), and casualties rose from 409.

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

Collisions in 2024
333
Up 10% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
470
Up 15% on 2023
Fatal collisions
9
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2024

2.7% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2024 were fatal and 26% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.7%
  • Serious8526%
  • Slight23972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10422%
  • Slight35776%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2024 is highlighted, with 333, up 10% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 333
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (14%)
  • Thursday35 (11%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (17%)
  • Sunday38 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (20%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.9%)
  • February25 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7.2%)
  • April19 (5.7%)
  • May32 (9.6%)
  • June24 (7.2%)
  • July28 (8.4%)
  • August32 (9.6%)
  • September24 (7.2%)
  • October41 (12%)
  • November29 (8.7%)
  • December22 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting63 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (61%)
  • Wet or damp116 (35%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (1.2%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph120 (36%)
  • 40 mph27 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph20 (6%)
  • 60 mph156 (47%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway299 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (6%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist28 (6%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2061 (13%)
  • 21 to 2545 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3567 (14%)
  • 36 to 4581 (17%)
  • 46 to 5544 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6551 (11%)
  • 66 to 7532 (6.8%)
  • Over 7546 (9.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider317 (67%)
  • Passenger112 (24%)
  • Pedestrian41 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car431 (73%)
  • Motorcycle44 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 91st most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
79th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
27th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2024

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2024, with 30 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2024

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2024: 49, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA494976211
2ndA438212708
3rdA44212625
4thA465172704
5thA4103152017
6thA40132513
7thA480101801
8thA411091003
9thB42039904
10thA41771001
11thB42247800
12thB42346701
13thB421451003
14thB43485501
15thB43615702
16thA41114601
17thA41124510
18thA41374600
19thB43494700
20thB43994702

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2024

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2024: 81.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2024

HR2 and HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2024, with 64 each.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2024, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2024.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years