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Ross-on-Wye road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 911 road traffic collisions in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,117 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 163 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 11 collisions, up from 8 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
911
808th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,117
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
15 people killed
Serious collisions
163
180 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
11
8 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
15
9 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ross-on-Wye

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious16318%
  • Slight73380%

What the data shows

  • Ross-on-Wye had 99 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 45% fewer than the 180 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Ross-on-Wye were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 174 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ross-on-Wye, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Ross-on-Wye.

Where Ross-on-Wye ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
808th
Most casualties
828th
Most fatal collisions
628th
Most serious collisions
810th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (12%)
  • Tuesday118 (13%)
  • Wednesday122 (13%)
  • Thursday161 (18%)
  • Friday164 (18%)
  • Saturday146 (16%)
  • Sunday87 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight708 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway707 (78%)
  • Roundabout93 (10%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (9.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph718 (79%)
  • 40 mph18 (2%)
  • 60 mph63 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph111 (12%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds763 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant527 (47%)
  • Pedestrian253 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist180 (16%)
  • Cyclist99 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant31 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ross-on-Wye road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ross-on-Wye, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ross-on-Wye peaked at 34 in 1984; 2025 had 11.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 11
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251115
202489
2023912
202267
202177
202089
20191318
20181721
201788
20161214
20151318
20141112
20131316
20122431
20111723
20101922
20092225
20082432
20072020
20061721
20051932
20042429
20032126
20022533
20012331
20001618
19992732
19981618
19972430
19961925
19951218
19941922
19931617
19922026
19911316
19901922
19892836
19883034
19873037
19863032
19853238
19843448
19833136
19822526
19812529
19802123
19793343

Map of recent crashes in Ross-on-Wye

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ross-on-Wye

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ross-on-Wye

The 24 most recent collisions in Ross-on-Wye happened between 15 July 2023 and 17 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ross-on-Wye

The A40 has the most collisions in Ross-on-Wye, 163 of 911 (18%), followed by the B4234 (138).

Collisions in Ross-on-Wye on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA40163217129
2ndB4234138174117
3rdB4228103129227
4thB426010112026
5thA4496090310
6thA41493034013

Council area for Ross-on-Wye

Ross-on-Wye is in Herefordshire, where police recorded 24,794 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ross-on-Wye accounts for 3.7% of them.

Postcode district for Ross-on-Wye

All 911 collisions in Ross-on-Wye were in the HR9 postcode district.