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Ashfield road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1979, and 460 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,808 collisions in Ashfield.

Collisions in 1979
350
Casualties in 1979
460
Fatal collisions
13
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1979

3.7% of collisions in Ashfield in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.7%
  • Serious10530%
  • Slight23266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious11325%
  • Slight33272%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1979 is highlighted, with 350.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (12%)
  • Tuesday50 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (18%)
  • Friday71 (20%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5971 (20%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.6%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March34 (9.7%)
  • April16 (4.6%)
  • May35 (10%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July27 (7.7%)
  • August29 (8.3%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November37 (11%)
  • December34 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight218 (62%)
  • Dark, street lights lit118 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (12%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry191 (55%)
  • Wet or damp125 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (5.7%)
  • Snow14 (4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph269 (77%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph42 (12%)
  • 70 mph23 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (7.7%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (23%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Cyclist33 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20130 (28%)
  • 21 to 2577 (17%)
  • 26 to 3568 (15%)
  • 36 to 4535 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.3%)
  • Over 759 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider259 (56%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car346 (59%)
  • Motorcycle106 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1979

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1979 in Ashfield

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1979.

Collisions
286th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
292nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
278th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1979

The A38 and A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1979, with 35 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38354828
2ndA611354619
3rdB6009182117
4thB6026152025
5thB6014141813
6thB6021142314
7thM1141912
8thB6020131702
9thB600101303
10thB601881206
11thB60287702
12thA6086701
13thA60754500
14thB60194801
15thB60224501
16thB60234501
17thB60163503
18thB60272600
19thA60651300
20thA6101101

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1979

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1979: 110.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1979

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1979: 215.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1979, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years