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B4347 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 88 collisions on the B4347 from 1979 to 2024, with 118 casualties. Of those crashes, none were fatal and 32 were serious.

No collisions were recorded on the B4347 in 2025, after 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
88
4,151st highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
118
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
32
38 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
1 in 2024

Crash severity on the B4347

None of the 88 collisions on the B4347 were fatal, and 36% were serious (18% across Great Britain).

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2024

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious3236%
  • Slight5664%

Where the B4347 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
4,151st
Most casualties
4,163rd
Most fatal collisions
4,444th
Most serious collisions
3,541st

B4347 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4347 peaked at 6 in 1989; none were recorded in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4347, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202411
202325
202222
202123
202011
201922
201811
201700
201600
201512
201400
201322
201233
201124
201000
200922
200800
200711
200612
200511
200400
200322
200222
200133
200055
199913
199824
199724
199613
199522
199422
199335
199200
199111
199023
198968
198845
198711
198624
198533
198435
198345
198255
198134
198035
197922

When crashes happen on the B4347

Saturday has the most collisions on the B4347 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (22).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday8 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday10 (11%)
  • Wednesday7 (8%)
  • Thursday13 (15%)
  • Friday17 (19%)
  • Saturday22 (25%)
  • Sunday11 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am9 (10%)
  • 3am to 6am0 (0%)
  • 6am to 9am5 (5.7%)
  • 9am to noon17 (19%)
  • Noon to 3pm11 (13%)
  • 3pm to 6pm22 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm12 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight12 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January5 (5.7%)
  • February6 (6.8%)
  • March2 (2.3%)
  • April6 (6.8%)
  • May8 (9.1%)
  • June7 (8%)
  • July9 (10%)
  • August15 (17%)
  • September9 (10%)
  • October5 (5.7%)
  • November11 (13%)
  • December5 (5.7%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight58 (66%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (30%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4347 crashes

On the B4347, 76% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 75% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph9 (10%)
  • 40 mph9 (10%)
  • 60 mph67 (76%)
  • 70 mph3 (3.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds73 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds8 (9.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (4.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (2.3%)
  • Other1 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry66 (75%)
  • Wet or damp19 (22%)
  • Frost or ice2 (2.3%)
  • Snow1 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway87 (99%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4347 crashes

Car occupants make up 58% of the people killed or injured on the B4347, followed by motorcyclists (16%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant69 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (16%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)
  • Cyclist9 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car87 (64%)
  • Motorcycle18 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes6 (4.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 6 to 101 (0.8%)
  • 11 to 157 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2033 (28%)
  • 21 to 2514 (12%)
  • 26 to 3516 (14%)
  • 36 to 457 (5.9%)
  • 46 to 5510 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6513 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (12%)
  • Over 753 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider76 (64%)
  • Passenger29 (25%)
  • Pedestrian13 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4347

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4347

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4347 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B4347 were recorded in 2 council areas. Herefordshire has the most, with 55, followed by Monmouthshire (32).

Collisions on the B4347 in each area, 1979 to 2024
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire5574022
2ndMonmouthshire324309

Recent crashes on the B4347

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4347, from 7 September 2003 to 16 November 2024.

Severity