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HR7 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 976 road traffic collisions in the HR7 postcode district, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,396 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 26 were fatal and 296 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 14 collisions, down from 16 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
976
2,215th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,396
1.43 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
26 people killed
Serious collisions
296
365 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
14
16 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
16
Down 24% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR7

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal262.7%
  • Serious29630%
  • Slight65467%

What the data shows

  • HR7 had 136 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 12% fewer than the 155 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 33% of collisions in HR7 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 131 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR7, 9.4% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 43% of collisions in HR7.

Where HR7 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,215th
Most casualties
2,198th
Most fatal collisions
1,970th
Most serious collisions
2,015th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday129 (13%)
  • Tuesday113 (12%)
  • Wednesday141 (14%)
  • Thursday159 (16%)
  • Friday140 (14%)
  • Saturday180 (18%)
  • Sunday114 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight691 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting209 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (6.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway957 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.1%)
  • Dual carriageway6 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 15 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph222 (23%)
  • 40 mph69 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph24 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph629 (64%)
  • 70 mph30 (3.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds774 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds119 (12%)
  • Fog or mist17 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds16 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other21 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,006 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (10%)
  • Pedestrian98 (7%)
  • Van occupant60 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist41 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)28 (2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR7 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR7, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR7 peaked at 37 in 1993; 2025 had 14.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 14
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251416
20241621
20231212
20221316
20211112
20201723
20191115
20181520
20171515
20161213
20151420
20141214
20131423
20121421
20111115
20101419
20092634
20081319
20071930
20061824
20052333
20041928
20032634
20023241
20012444
20001937
19992040
19983348
19973245
19962540
19952835
19942742
19933751
19922240
19912328
19902532
19893148
19883038
19872024
19861926
19853244
19842237
1983913
19822637
19812441
19802950
19792838

Map of recent crashes in HR7

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR7

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR7

The 24 most recent collisions in HR7 happened between 11 June 2024 and 26 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR7

The A44 has the most collisions in HR7, 312 of 976 (32%), followed by the B4214 (173).

Collisions in HR7 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA443124921296
2ndB4214173235449
3rdA465151205253
4thB4203144190442
5thA4103263829
6thM503700

Council areas covering HR7

Collisions in HR7 were recorded in 2 council areas. Herefordshire has 493 of 976 (51%).

Collisions in HR7 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire49369616113
2ndMalvern Hills48269810183

Town in HR7

Of the 976 collisions in HR7, 259 (27%) were in Bromyard.