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B4349 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 collisions on the B4349 from 1979 to 2025, with 290 casualties. Of those crashes, 4 were fatal and 47 serious, and 4 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B4349, down 25% from 4 in 2024, with 6 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
199
3,245th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
290
1.46 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
47
56 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
Down 14% on 2024

Crash severity on the B4349

On the B4349, 2% of collisions were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal42%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight14874%

Where the B4349 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,245th
Most casualties
3,164th
Most fatal collisions
2,815th
Most serious collisions
3,056th

B4349 accidents by year

Collisions on the B4349 peaked at 12 in 1980 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B4349, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202536
202447
202300
202244
202136
202012
201926
201867
201711
201623
201545
201422
201311
201238
201156
201034
200934
200857
200746
200679
200578
200424
200347
2002817
2001812
200044
1999711
199811
199788
199658
199568
199457
199379
199278
199179
199066
198947
198846
198711
198623
198545
198434
198322
198257
198146
19801223
197935

When crashes happen on the B4349

Wednesday has the most collisions on the B4349 (32), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (54).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (14%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday31 (16%)
  • Friday31 (16%)
  • Saturday31 (16%)
  • Sunday19 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am6 (3%)
  • 3am to 6am2 (1%)
  • 6am to 9am37 (19%)
  • 9am to noon26 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm32 (16%)
  • 3pm to 6pm54 (27%)
  • 6pm to 9pm25 (13%)
  • 9pm to midnight17 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (5.5%)
  • February16 (8%)
  • March12 (6%)
  • April18 (9%)
  • May23 (12%)
  • June24 (12%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August18 (9%)
  • September13 (6.5%)
  • October17 (8.5%)
  • November10 (5%)
  • December17 (8.5%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight148 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit5 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B4349 crashes

On the B4349, 71% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 64% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (1%)
  • 30 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 40 mph33 (17%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph141 (71%)
  • 70 mph7 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry127 (64%)
  • Wet or damp66 (33%)
  • Frost or ice6 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway196 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B4349 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the B4349, followed by motorcyclists (10%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant199 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (10%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist15 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car267 (75%)
  • Motorcycle30 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.4%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1516 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2071 (24%)
  • 21 to 2530 (10%)
  • 26 to 3547 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (15%)
  • 46 to 5534 (12%)
  • 56 to 659 (3.1%)
  • 66 to 7512 (4.1%)
  • Over 7517 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider198 (68%)
  • Passenger72 (25%)
  • Pedestrian20 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B4349

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B4349

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  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B4349 crashes by council area

All 199 collisions on the B4349 were in Herefordshire.

Collisions on the B4349 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire199290447

Recent crashes on the B4349

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B4349, from 27 July 2016 to 11 September 2025.

Severity