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HR6 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,005 road traffic collisions in the HR6 postcode district, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,425 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 98 were fatal and 743 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 39 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
3,005
1,319th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,425
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
98
109 people killed
Serious collisions
743
959 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
39
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Up 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR6

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal983.3%
  • Serious74325%
  • Slight2,16472%

What the data shows

  • HR6 had 363 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 32% fewer than the 531 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in HR6 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 489 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR6, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 41% of collisions in HR6.

Where HR6 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,319th
Most casualties
1,177th
Most fatal collisions
287th
Most serious collisions
860th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday401 (13%)
  • Tuesday398 (13%)
  • Wednesday407 (14%)
  • Thursday435 (14%)
  • Friday536 (18%)
  • Saturday477 (16%)
  • Sunday351 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,256 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting545 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit173 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (0.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,888 (96%)
  • Roundabout62 (2.1%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (0.9%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 15 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph726 (24%)
  • 40 mph165 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph135 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph1,895 (63%)
  • 70 mph81 (2.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,379 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds406 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds46 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist45 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds41 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.2%)
  • Other58 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,055 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist442 (10%)
  • Pedestrian314 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist200 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant186 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)96 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant60 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant30 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR6 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR6, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR6 peaked at 103 in 2004; 2025 had 39.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 39
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253956
20243854
20234367
20223746
20213149
20201518
20193955
20184160
20172739
20165380
20153966
20143852
20133547
20125475
20114358
20105280
20096288
200866101
20076797
200675101
200566113
2004103154
200388121
200298158
200172130
200096151
199993156
199881119
199786142
199679119
199584101
199482111
19936195
199282107
199181116
199097123
198966107
198866103
198794128
19865983
19855991
19846983
19837484
19825586
198170108
198076130
197974117

Map of recent crashes in HR6

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR6

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR6

The 24 most recent collisions in HR6 happened between 14 May and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR6

The A49 has the most collisions in HR6, 702 of 3,005 (23%), followed by the A44 (679).

Collisions in HR6 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA497021,16136175
2ndA4467996115180
3rdB4361297395853
4thA41102453791572
5thB4362152259941
6thA411277113118
7thB452971123413
8thB4360415827
9thA417253606
10thB43554903

Council areas covering HR6

Collisions in HR6 were recorded in 2 council areas. Herefordshire has 2,994 of 3,005 (99.6%).

Collisions in HR6 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire2,9944,40197739
2ndMalvern Hills51703

Town in HR6

Of the 3,005 collisions in HR6, 701 (23%) were in Leominster.