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Herefordshire road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Herefordshire in 2025, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2024 (333), and casualties fell from 470.

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

Collisions in 2025
277
Down 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
378
Down 20% on 2024
Fatal collisions
10
3.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Herefordshire in 2025

3.6% of collisions in Herefordshire in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2.4% and 23% in Herefordshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal103.6%
  • Serious7828%
  • Slight18968%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.6%
  • Serious8823%
  • Slight28074%

Herefordshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Herefordshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 736 in 1999. 2025 is highlighted, with 277, down 17% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 277
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (14%)
  • Tuesday38 (14%)
  • Wednesday52 (19%)
  • Thursday34 (12%)
  • Friday45 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (17%)
  • Sunday22 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.4%)
  • February20 (7.2%)
  • March22 (7.9%)
  • April28 (10%)
  • May25 (9%)
  • June26 (9.4%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August19 (6.9%)
  • September24 (8.7%)
  • October18 (6.5%)
  • November26 (9.4%)
  • December15 (5.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit20 (7.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (74%)
  • Wet or damp67 (24%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph105 (38%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph128 (46%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway251 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (5.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Herefordshire in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant205 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (13%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Van occupant32 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2042 (11%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3555 (15%)
  • 36 to 4558 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6548 (13%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6.3%)
  • Over 7535 (9.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (70%)
  • Passenger75 (20%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car332 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (11%)
  • Motorcycle51 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Herefordshire in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Herefordshire had the 122nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
23rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Herefordshire in 2025

Central, Herefordshire, HR4 9EE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Herefordshire in 2025, with 17 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Herefordshire with the most crashes in 2025

The A49 had the most collisions in Herefordshire in 2025: 34, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Herefordshire, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA49345309
2ndA438192605
3rdA44182713
4thA4103152312
5thA465151924
6thA4081001
7thA4498823
8thB43488903
9thB43617913
10thA411061002
11thB42036803
12thA41114601
13thB42144503
14thB42244901
15thA41373400
16thA4803301
17thB42343601
18thB43493601
19thB43523301
20thA41122202

Towns in Herefordshire: crashes in 2025

Hereford had the most collisions of any town in Herefordshire in 2025: 66.

Postcode districts in Herefordshire: crashes in 2025

HR1 and HR4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Herefordshire in 2025, with 45 each.

Latest crashes in Herefordshire in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Herefordshire in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2025.

Severity

Herefordshire road accidents in other years