Mathews, VA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Mathews: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Mathews and Mathews County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Mathews County numbers.
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
Mathews County at a glance: 18 reported truck crashes in Mathews County since 2015.
Overview
Police reported 18 crashes involving commercial trucks in Mathews County since 2015: 10 people were injured and 0 were killed.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 223 days.
Mathews had 0 reported truck crashes since 2015, too few for reliable patterns, so the charts and findings on this page use Mathews County numbers.
100% of truck crash reports in Mathews County since 2015 leave the city field blank; place counts include only reports that name the place.
When crashes happen
Monthly patterns need more crashes than Mathews County has on record.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of Mathews since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-3 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage and refuse trucks were involved in 2 crashes, 11.1% of the total, against 2.5% across Virginia.
Route planning tips for Mathews 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
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-3 | 1 |
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 at a glance
| Land area | 2.0 sq mi |
| Median household income (ZIP 23109) | $79,196 |
| Median home value (ZIP 23109) | $308,497 |
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.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Mathews
How common are truck crashes in Mathews?
18 truck crashes have been reported in Mathews County since 2015, with 0 deaths and 10 injuries.
How many garbage truck accidents happen in Mathews?
Garbage trucks were involved in 2 reported crashes in Mathews County since 2015 (11.1% of truck crashes).
How can I plan a safer truck route in Mathews?
Use the free Route Planner: enter your stops to get a risk score, safer alternatives and the low bridges on your route.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.