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Tenbury Wells road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 197 road traffic collisions in Tenbury Wells, Herefordshire, from 1979 to 2025, and 246 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 43 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
197
1,965th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
246
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
43
51 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Tenbury Wells

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal73.6%
  • Serious4322%
  • Slight14775%

What the data shows

  • Tenbury Wells had 14 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 62% fewer than the 37 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in Tenbury Wells were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 29 children under 16 were killed or injured in Tenbury Wells, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Tenbury Wells.

Where Tenbury Wells ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,965th
Most casualties
2,019th
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
1,903rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday17 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday29 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (20%)
  • Thursday29 (15%)
  • Friday41 (21%)
  • Saturday25 (13%)
  • Sunday16 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight155 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph146 (74%)
  • 40 mph28 (14%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds168 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (9.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other2 (1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant110 (45%)
  • Pedestrian51 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (18%)
  • Cyclist26 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Tenbury Wells road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Tenbury Wells, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Tenbury Wells peaked at 13 in 1979; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202422
202311
202235
202111
202011
201933
201811
201700
201622
201523
201456
201367
201255
201122
201025
200933
200867
200745
200622
200556
200433
200300
200289
200112
200047
199978
19981013
199722
199678
1995510
199479
199399
199211
1991510
199033
1989813
1988810
198755
198668
198555
198455
198322
1982811
198156
198045
19791315

Map of recent crashes in Tenbury Wells

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Tenbury Wells

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Tenbury Wells

The 24 most recent collisions in Tenbury Wells happened between 5 September 2013 and 30 August 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Tenbury Wells

The A4112 has the most collisions in Tenbury Wells, 93 of 197 (47%), followed by the A456 (50).

Collisions in Tenbury Wells on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA411293107216
2ndA4565077313
3rdB4214182104
4thB42044403

Council areas covering Tenbury Wells

Collisions in Tenbury Wells were recorded in 3 council areas. Herefordshire has 77 of 197 (39%).

Collisions in Tenbury Wells by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stHerefordshire7793122
2ndMalvern Hills606719
3rdShropshire5884512

Postcode district for Tenbury Wells

All 197 collisions in Tenbury Wells were in the WR15 postcode district.