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B4229 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 47 collisions on the B4229 from 1981 to 2025, with 69 casualties. Of those crashes, 2 were fatal and 14 serious, and 2 people were killed.

In 2025 there was 1 collision on the B4229, level with 2024, with 1 casualty.

Collisions since 1981
47
4,642nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
69
1.47 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
14
14 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
1
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
1
Down 50% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4229

On the B4229, 4.3% of collisions were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1981 to 2025

  • Fatal24.3%
  • Serious1430%
  • Slight3166%

Where the B4229 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,642nd
Most casualties
4,593rd
Most fatal collisions
3,485th
Most serious collisions
4,361st

B4229 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4229 peaked at 6 in 2007 and were down to 1 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4229, 1981 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202511
202412
202300
202200
202100
202000
201900
201800
201700
201600
201500
201400
201311
201200
201100
201023
200911
200800
200767
200611
200511
2004410
200311
200213
200113
200011
199912
199811
199722
199600
199500
199411
199311
199234
199100
199033
198922
198812
198734
198600
198500
198411
198325
198222
198124

When crashes happen on the B4229

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4229 (10), and 9am to noon is the busiest time of day (11).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday5 (11%)
  • Tuesday6 (13%)
  • Wednesday8 (17%)
  • Thursday8 (17%)
  • Friday4 (8.5%)
  • Saturday10 (21%)
  • Sunday6 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am2 (4.3%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (11%)
  • 9am to noon11 (23%)
  • Noon to 3pm9 (19%)
  • 3pm to 6pm9 (19%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight6 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January4 (8.5%)
  • February1 (2.1%)
  • March3 (6.4%)
  • April3 (6.4%)
  • May6 (13%)
  • June6 (13%)
  • July3 (6.4%)
  • August6 (13%)
  • September3 (6.4%)
  • October6 (13%)
  • November3 (6.4%)
  • December3 (6.4%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight35 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (23%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4229 crashes

On the B4229, 85% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 62% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph5 (11%)
  • 40 mph1 (2.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph40 (85%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds35 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (4.3%)
  • Other1 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry29 (62%)
  • Wet or damp18 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway47 (100%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4229 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the B4229, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant44 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist11 (16%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant2 (2.9%)
  • Cyclist1 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (1.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car59 (73%)
  • Motorcycle11 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes4 (4.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle1 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 101 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 157 (10%)
  • 16 to 2017 (25%)
  • 21 to 256 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3514 (20%)
  • 36 to 459 (13%)
  • 46 to 556 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 654 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 753 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider46 (67%)
  • Passenger21 (30%)
  • Pedestrian2 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4229

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4229

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4229 crashes by council area

Of the 47 collisions on the B4229, 43 were in Herefordshire.

Collisions on the B4229 in each area, 1981 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire4362211

Recent crashes on the B4229

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4229, from 3 July 1997 to 6 March 2025.

Severity