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Ashfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 15,808 road traffic collisions in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025, and 21,002 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 228 were fatal and 3,256 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 190 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (184), and casualties rose from 228 to 229.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
15,808
120th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
21,002
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
228
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
190
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Ashfield

1.4% of collisions in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2281.4%
  • Serious3,25621%
  • Slight12,32478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2461.2%
  • Serious3,63617%
  • Slight17,12082%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. In 2025 there were 190, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 190
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025190229
2024184228
2023212239
2022198239
2021188234
2020166222
2019253318
2018254323
2017232312
2016241314
2015269335
2014290394
2013283382
2012303397
2011309414
2010316431
2009340449
2008338465
2007401545
2006413605
2005384518
2004290399
2003358521
2002349472
2001366547
2000389557
1999363492
1998346445
1997413547
1996367510
1995388511
1994389552
1993385520
1992365500
1991425571
1990462603
1989450576
1988410531
1987376493
1986427554
1985361461
1984369490
1983404506
1982420529
1981452587
1980370475
1979350460

When and where crashes happen in Ashfield

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,162 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,265 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,308 (15%)
  • Thursday2,407 (15%)
  • Friday2,752 (17%)
  • Saturday2,218 (14%)
  • Sunday1,696 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59468 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59320 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,115 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,682 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,957 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,635 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,672 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,320 (8.4%)
  • February1,153 (7.3%)
  • March1,252 (7.9%)
  • April1,254 (7.9%)
  • May1,272 (8%)
  • June1,299 (8.2%)
  • July1,361 (8.6%)
  • August1,276 (8.1%)
  • September1,367 (8.6%)
  • October1,379 (8.7%)
  • November1,490 (9.4%)
  • December1,385 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight11,192 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,820 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting591 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown159 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit46 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds12,595 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,962 (12%)
  • Fog or mist231 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds168 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds162 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds154 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds36 (0.2%)
  • Other258 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded242 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry9,950 (63%)
  • Wet or damp4,872 (31%)
  • Frost or ice506 (3.2%)
  • Snow185 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep36 (0.2%)
  • Oil or diesel13 (0.1%)
  • Mud7 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded239 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph6 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph32 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph11,228 (71%)
  • 40 mph875 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph279 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph2,374 (15%)
  • 70 mph1,014 (6.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway13,354 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway1,400 (8.9%)
  • Roundabout915 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road113 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded26 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ashfield

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,766 (56%)
  • Pedestrian2,965 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist2,738 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,723 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant704 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant626 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)177 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant118 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant80 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant59 (0.3%)
  • Other32 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5484 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,008 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 151,524 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 203,777 (18%)
  • 21 to 252,670 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,610 (17%)
  • 36 to 452,620 (12%)
  • 46 to 551,892 (9%)
  • 56 to 651,246 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 75808 (3.8%)
  • Over 75715 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded648 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider12,810 (61%)
  • Passenger5,227 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,965 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car20,070 (70%)
  • Motorcycle2,797 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,823 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,774 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes854 (3%)
  • Bus or coach717 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car205 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle147 (0.5%)
  • Minibus62 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter18 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ashfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashfield ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had the 120th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
120th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
135th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
229thSouth Tyneside15,91520,3542212,546
230thMansfield15,88720,9652103,136
231stLichfield15,84722,2313331,970
232ndAshfield (this area)15,80821,0022283,256
233rdAmber Valley15,80621,1723072,882
234thFareham15,73119,5411373,071
235thDundee City15,55318,9522314,379

Accident hotspots in Ashfield

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield, with 610 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025: 1,595, including 34 fatal and 340 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6111,5952,24034340
2ndA381,4242,11637301
3rdB602172095511156
4thB60236788707101
5thM16731,0169102
6thB60206648497133
7thB601864888010143
8thB600953367110112
9thB6014402549895
10thB600401549883
11thB6026397526890
12thA608387541785
13thB6028274358358
14thB6022234307337
15thB6139178247432
16thA6075170240138
17thB6016158244543
18thA617156244229
19thB6027145207129
20thB6019105129026

Towns in Ashfield

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025: 4,382.

Postcode districts in Ashfield

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025: 9,849.

Latest crashes in Ashfield

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ashfield, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The most recent was on 25 December 2025.

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