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HR5 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 602 road traffic collisions in the HR5 postcode district, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 18 were fatal and 182 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 8 collisions, down from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
602
2,362nd of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
823
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
18
22 people killed
Serious collisions
182
229 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
8
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
Down 41% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR5

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal183%
  • Serious18230%
  • Slight40267%

What the data shows

  • HR5 had 95 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 117 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in HR5 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 61 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR5, 7.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in HR5.

Where HR5 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,362nd
Most casualties
2,378th
Most fatal collisions
2,215th
Most serious collisions
2,286th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (13%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday91 (15%)
  • Friday93 (15%)
  • Saturday103 (17%)
  • Sunday76 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting133 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit24 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway583 (97%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.5%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph133 (22%)
  • 40 mph25 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph426 (71%)
  • 70 mph13 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds465 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant539 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (12%)
  • Pedestrian74 (9%)
  • Van occupant36 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR5 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR5, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR5 peaked at 23 in 1994; 2025 had 8.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025813
20241422
202356
20221220
20211014
2020712
20191118
2018710
20171213
2016910
20151422
2014913
20131016
2012912
20111017
20101013
20092027
20081213
20071315
20061011
20051327
20041223
20031925
20021314
20011617
20001214
19992225
19982226
19971721
19961111
19951720
19942333
19931419
19921626
19911627
19901418
19891516
1988815
19871320
19861325
19851721
1984910
198389
19821113
19811926
1980810
19791215

Map of recent crashes in HR5

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR5

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR5

The 24 most recent collisions in HR5 happened between 29 September 2023 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR5

The A44 has the most collisions in HR5, 238 of 602 (40%), followed by the B4355 (72).

Collisions in HR5 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA442383431079
2ndB435572109218
3rdA41116598425
4thA4802636010
5thB4594182102
6thA4833301

Council areas covering HR5

Collisions in HR5 were recorded in 3 council areas. Herefordshire has 535 of 602 (89%).

Collisions in HR5 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire53572717159
2ndPowys6493122
3rdShropshire3301

Town in HR5

Of the 602 collisions in HR5, 126 (21%) were in Kington.