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HR4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,927 road traffic collisions in the HR4 postcode district, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,451 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 80 were fatal and 1,031 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 45 collisions, down 30% on 2024 (64).

Collisions since 1979
4,927
580th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,451
1.31 per collision
Fatal collisions
80
88 people killed
Serious collisions
1,031
1,213 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
45
Down 30% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
54
Down 36% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal801.6%
  • Serious1,03121%
  • Slight3,81677%

What the data shows

  • HR4 had 578 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 33% fewer than the 861 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in HR4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 726 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR4, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in HR4.

Where HR4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
580th
Most casualties
600th
Most fatal collisions
507th
Most serious collisions
361st

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday693 (14%)
  • Tuesday680 (14%)
  • Wednesday779 (16%)
  • Thursday730 (15%)
  • Friday854 (17%)
  • Saturday700 (14%)
  • Sunday491 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,655 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit802 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting424 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit23 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,958 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway525 (11%)
  • Roundabout280 (5.7%)
  • One way street or slip road150 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph26 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,004 (61%)
  • 40 mph366 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph41 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph1,408 (29%)
  • 70 mph79 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,100 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds563 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds67 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds66 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist43 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds27 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other58 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,563 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist873 (14%)
  • Cyclist845 (13%)
  • Pedestrian806 (12%)
  • Van occupant143 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant82 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)65 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant33 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR4 peaked at 151 in 1997; 2025 had 45.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 45
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254554
20246484
20236273
20224359
20216579
20204757
20196685
20185564
20176286
20166982
20157599
201478104
20135986
201289117
201194129
20107996
200994133
2008102134
200795154
200696125
2005102159
2004105156
2003126154
2002108142
2001147208
2000135193
1999135173
1998130176
1997151200
1996118158
1995134185
1994106131
1993133165
1992144176
1991137169
1990136158
1989149201
1988147197
1987136192
1986128162
1985141173
1984146178
1983123153
1982101128
1981118155
1980130164
1979122145

Map of recent crashes in HR4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR4

The 24 most recent collisions in HR4 happened between 22 June and 3 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR4

The A49 has the most collisions in HR4, 1,255 of 4,927 (25%), followed by the A438 (1,027).

Collisions in HR4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA491,2551,69126224
2ndA4381,0271,35721234
3rdA4110327480880
4thA480239353358
5thA4103161216030
6thA4112121183537
7thB4359110119026
8thA465344308
9thB4230306417
10thA44223516
11thB432051103

Council area for HR4

HR4 is in Herefordshire, where police recorded 24,794 collisions from 1979 to 2025. HR4 accounts for 20% of them.

Towns in HR4

Collisions in HR4 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Hereford (2,880) and King's Acre (108).