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Ashfield road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1980, and 475 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1979 (350), and casualties rose from 460.

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

Collisions in 1980
370
Up 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
475
Up 3% on 1979
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1980

1.9% of collisions in Ashfield in 1980 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious12133%
  • Slight24265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious14230%
  • Slight32568%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1980 is highlighted, with 370, up 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (8.6%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday57 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (17%)
  • Friday60 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (7.3%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (4.9%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March31 (8.4%)
  • April24 (6.5%)
  • May34 (9.2%)
  • June33 (8.9%)
  • July30 (8.1%)
  • August31 (8.4%)
  • September32 (8.6%)
  • October42 (11%)
  • November48 (13%)
  • December24 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (31%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (3%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (64%)
  • Wet or damp116 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph275 (74%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph19 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant191 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist113 (24%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)
  • Cyclist53 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1040 (8.4%)
  • 11 to 1551 (11%)
  • 16 to 20136 (29%)
  • 21 to 2557 (12%)
  • 26 to 3554 (11%)
  • 36 to 4534 (7.2%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.8%)
  • Over 752 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (54%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian88 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (60%)
  • Motorcycle120 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 272 of them in 1980.

Collisions
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1980

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1980: 44, including 4 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114456410
2ndA383547011
3rdB6020172202
4thB6009142013
5thB6021131506
6thB6026121603
7thM1122005
8thB6014101204
9thB6018101005
10thA60871204
11thB6007712
12thB60166704
13thB60285903
14thB60224401
15thA60753301
16thB60193300
17thB60233301
18thB60112201
19thA60091201
20thA60251101

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1980

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1980: 103.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1980

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1980: 206.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1980, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1980.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years