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Kington road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 126 road traffic collisions in Kington, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 149 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 25 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from none in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
126
2,519th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
149
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
4 people killed
Serious collisions
25
26 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
0 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
6
0 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Kington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal32.4%
  • Serious2520%
  • Slight9878%

What the data shows

  • Kington had 15 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 35% fewer than the 23 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in Kington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Kington are between noon and 3pm, with 29% of collisions.
  • 23 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kington, 15% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Kington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,519th
Most casualties
2,672nd
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
2,540th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday15 (12%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday16 (13%)
  • Thursday20 (16%)
  • Friday23 (18%)
  • Saturday21 (17%)
  • Sunday11 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight97 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit19 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (97%)
  • Roundabout3 (2.4%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph106 (84%)
  • 60 mph19 (15%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds15 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant61 (41%)
  • Pedestrian50 (34%)
  • Motorcyclist20 (13%)
  • Cyclist11 (7.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kington peaked at 8 in 1985; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202536
202400
202311
202211
202113
202012
201911
201822
201755
201600
201545
201411
201311
201212
201122
201022
200955
200833
200711
200633
200546
200423
200311
200222
200144
200055
199944
199845
199711
199622
199523
199444
199356
199244
199134
199033
198944
1988310
198744
198622
198588
198411
198333
198245
198144
198033
197922

Map of recent crashes in Kington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kington

The 24 most recent collisions in Kington happened between 27 April 2011 and 22 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kington

The A44 has the most collisions in Kington, 25 of 126 (20%), followed by the B4355 (13).

Collisions in Kington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA44253426
2ndB4355131603

Council area for Kington

Kington is in Herefordshire, where police recorded 24,794 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kington accounts for 0.5% of them.

Postcode district for Kington

All 126 collisions in Kington were in the HR5 postcode district.