Mathews County, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mathews County: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
2 of 18 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
No fatal large-truck crashes with a road name recorded here since 2015.
The headline for Mathews County: #119 of 133 among 133 counties in Virginia for truck crashes per year.
Overview
Mathews County has recorded 18 truck crashes since 2015, with 10 people injured and 0 killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 223 days.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Mathews County has on record.
Where crashes happen
No fatal crash involving a large truck has a recorded location in Mathews County since 2015.
Garbage & waste trucks
2 crashes involved a garbage or refuse truck, a 11.1% share (Virginia: 2.5%).
Route planning tips for Mathews County fleets
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Mathews County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
No fatal crashes involving a large truck with a road name were recorded in Mathews County since 2015.
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Mathews County) |
|---|---|
| Church Street | 1 |
| Diggs Wharf Road | 1 |
| Garden Creek Rd. | 1 |
| Mill Point Rd | 1 |
| Route 14/ John Clayton Memorial Hwy. | 1 |
| Route 198 / Buckley Hall Rd | 1 |
| Rt 198 Buckley Hall Rd | 1 |
| Rt 223 Cricket Hill Road | 1 |
Mathews County at a glance
| Population | 8,602 |
| Land area | 85.9 sq mi |
| Density | 100 per sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP average) | $77,302 |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Mathews County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | — | 0.2 |
| 2000s | 2 | +40% | 0.1 |
| 2010s | 2 | -14% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 2 | -17% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 2 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting.
Cities, towns & communities in Mathews County
ZIP codes in Mathews County
Nearby counties
Questions fleets ask about Mathews County
How common are truck crashes in Mathews County?
Since 2015, 18 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Mathews County (10 injured, 0 killed).
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Mathews County?
Since 2015, Mathews County has reported 2 garbage-truck crashes, or 11.1% of its truck crashes.
How do I plan a garbage truck route in Mathews County?
The free Route Planner takes your stops and returns a route risk score, safer alternatives and low-bridge warnings.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.