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Ledbury road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 400 road traffic collisions in Ledbury, Malvern Hills, from 1979 to 2025, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 73 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
400
1,306th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
470
1.18 per collision
Fatal collisions
8
8 people killed
Serious collisions
73
77 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
11
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ledbury

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious7318%
  • Slight31980%

What the data shows

  • Ledbury had 54 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 7% fewer than the 58 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Ledbury were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 67 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ledbury, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in Ledbury.

Where Ledbury ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,306th
Most casualties
1,380th
Most fatal collisions
1,011th
Most serious collisions
1,392nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday46 (12%)
  • Friday83 (21%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (98%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph342 (86%)
  • 40 mph6 (1.5%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph46 (12%)
  • 70 mph4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant199 (42%)
  • Pedestrian109 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (19%)
  • Cyclist63 (13%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ledbury road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ledbury, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ledbury peaked at 21 in 1987; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025711
202422
202344
202245
202199
202011
201966
201844
201778
20161011
201534
201488
201378
201256
201100
201077
200955
2008710
200788
2006811
20051114
200455
20031116
200266
200179
200057
19991212
199877
199759
19961012
199578
19941112
19931113
199255
199155
19901214
19891215
19881819
19872124
1986910
19851621
19841626
19831518
19821111
19811215
19801515
19791314

Map of recent crashes in Ledbury

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ledbury

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ledbury

The 24 most recent collisions in Ledbury happened between 30 June 2021 and 21 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ledbury

The A438 has the most collisions in Ledbury, 124 of 400 (31%), followed by the A449 (68).

Collisions in Ledbury on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA438124149324
2ndA449687718
3rdA417292918
4thB4214222726
5thB4216141611

Council areas covering Ledbury

Collisions in Ledbury were recorded in 2 council areas. The Malvern Hills has 225 of 400 (56%).

Collisions in Ledbury by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMalvern Hills225267549
2ndHerefordshire175203324

Postcode district for Ledbury

All 400 collisions in Ledbury were in the HR8 postcode district.