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HR9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,354 road traffic collisions in the HR9 postcode district, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 93 were fatal and 767 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 30 collisions, down 32% on 2024 (44).

Collisions since 1979
3,354
1,163rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,830
1.44 per collision
Fatal collisions
93
104 people killed
Serious collisions
767
961 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
30
Down 32% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Down 49% on 2024

Road collision statistics for HR9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal932.8%
  • Serious76723%
  • Slight2,49474%

What the data shows

  • HR9 had 409 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 36% fewer than the 637 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in HR9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 473 children under 16 were killed or injured in HR9, 9.8% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in HR9.

Where HR9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,163rd
Most casualties
1,049th
Most fatal collisions
349th
Most serious collisions
805th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday418 (12%)
  • Tuesday463 (14%)
  • Wednesday469 (14%)
  • Thursday496 (15%)
  • Friday554 (17%)
  • Saturday532 (16%)
  • Sunday422 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,453 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting605 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit258 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown25 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,389 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway718 (21%)
  • Roundabout200 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph878 (26%)
  • 40 mph225 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph55 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph1,389 (41%)
  • 70 mph806 (24%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,631 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds446 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds75 (2.2%)
  • Fog or mist55 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.2%)
  • Other73 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,265 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist548 (11%)
  • Pedestrian360 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant229 (4.7%)
  • Cyclist187 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)148 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant34 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

HR9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in HR9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in HR9 peaked at 106 in 1985; 2025 had 30.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 30
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253038
20244475
20235071
20223140
20213250
20203743
20195178
20185581
20173046
20164976
20156284
20144653
20135374
20125992
20115680
20106894
200973101
20086695
200785107
20066996
200574110
200477122
200369105
200287120
2001104166
200091136
199993131
199893141
199784115
199682131
199576114
199479111
199377115
199273106
199175113
199087117
198991122
198888115
198782119
198677109
1985106163
1984106150
198378111
1982101139
198181120
198083117
197994138

Map of recent crashes in HR9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in HR9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in HR9

The 24 most recent collisions in HR9 happened between 3 March and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in HR9

The A40 has the most collisions in HR9, 952 of 3,354 (28%), followed by the A49 (298).

Collisions in HR9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA409521,43940211
2ndA492985121573
3rdA449265399664
4thB4234216281136
5thB4228166230544
6thA4137153222544
7thM50149228341
8thB4260132163215
9thB4221119214428
10thB42244864015
11thB42294362211
12thA41493034013
13thB4222293808
14thB44323401

Council areas covering HR9

Collisions in HR9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Herefordshire has 3,300 of 3,354 (98%).

Collisions in HR9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire3,3004,73991751
2ndForest of Dean5187215

Town in HR9

Of the 3,354 collisions in HR9, 911 (27%) were in Ross-on-Wye.