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HR2 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,880 road traffic collisions in the HR2 postcode district, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,865 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 118 were fatal and 1,175 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 44 collisions, down 31% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1979
4,880
595th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,865
1.41 per collision
Fatal collisions
118
132 people killed
Serious collisions
1,175
1,448 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
44
Down 31% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
65
Down 29% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR2

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1182.4%
  • Serious1,17524%
  • Slight3,58774%

What the data shows

  • HR2 had 571 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 921 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in HR2 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 831 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR2, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in HR2.

Where HR2 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
595th
Most casualties
513th
Most fatal collisions
184th
Most serious collisions
220th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday669 (14%)
  • Tuesday685 (14%)
  • Wednesday706 (14%)
  • Thursday711 (15%)
  • Friday821 (17%)
  • Saturday706 (14%)
  • Sunday582 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,536 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting747 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit543 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit31 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,551 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway156 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout153 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,994 (41%)
  • 40 mph287 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph36 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph2,444 (50%)
  • 70 mph107 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,946 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds619 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds83 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds64 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist47 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.2%)
  • Other75 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,142 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist903 (13%)
  • Cyclist622 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian603 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant260 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant120 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)104 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant55 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR2 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR2, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR2 peaked at 150 in 1997; 2025 had 44.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 44
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254465
20246492
20235170
20225368
20215795
20205472
20196691
20185578
20176581
201662100
20156187
201466134
20137395
201275113
201185118
2010100139
2009138204
2008110153
2007105150
2006108153
2005120173
2004113161
200397138
2002122204
2001125190
2000114163
1999138198
1998140204
1997150200
1996131198
1995133182
1994136186
1993120159
1992119153
1991138173
1990148179
1989131170
1988135194
198799132
1986120154
1985105137
1984123186
1983136174
1982108151
1981120178
1980142194
1979125176

Map of recent crashes in HR2

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR2

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR2

The 24 most recent collisions in HR2 happened between 28 May and 29 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR2

The A49 has the most collisions in HR2, 1,028 of 4,880 (21%), followed by the A465 (935).

Collisions in HR2 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA491,0281,56246231
2ndA4659351,37727237
3rdB439940055510100
4thB4348322476785
5thB4349198288447
6thA466155248443
7thB4352108143038
8thA413786157135
9thB43475675022
10thB45214364116
11thA45651122
12thA55800
13thB42244400
14thA403400
15thA4493400

Council areas covering HR2

Collisions in HR2 were recorded in 2 council areas. Herefordshire has 4,868 of 4,880 (99.8%).

Collisions in HR2 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire4,8686,8481181,173
2ndShropshire91301

Town in HR2

Of the 4,880 collisions in HR2, 2,015 (41%) were in Hereford.