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Ashfield road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1982, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 148 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1981 (452), and casualties fell from 587.

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

Collisions in 1982
420
Down 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
529
Down 10% on 1981
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
148
35% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Ashfield in 1982 were fatal and 35% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious14835%
  • Slight26663%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious15730%
  • Slight36569%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1982 is highlighted, with 420, down 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday57 (14%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (7.4%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (22%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.6%)
  • February30 (7.1%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April38 (9%)
  • May34 (8.1%)
  • June27 (6.4%)
  • July41 (9.8%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September40 (9.5%)
  • October32 (7.6%)
  • November35 (8.3%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight253 (60%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (34%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (10%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry266 (63%)
  • Wet or damp128 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph321 (76%)
  • 40 mph36 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph43 (10%)
  • 70 mph18 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant185 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)
  • Cyclist47 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1037 (7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20156 (29%)
  • 21 to 2577 (15%)
  • 26 to 3582 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (8.1%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (59%)
  • Passenger116 (22%)
  • Pedestrian103 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car398 (57%)
  • Motorcycle146 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach28 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 246 of them in 1982.

Collisions
247th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
263rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
303rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1982

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1982: 61, including 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6116182022
2ndA383344017
3rdB6009192107
4thB6020182817
5thB6021182105
6thB6018172105
7thB600122215
8thM1121603
9thB6014101115
10thB602691205
11thB602881301
12thA60756603
13thA6086603
14thB60235502
15thB60194600
16thB60224401
17thA6152200
18thB60162301
19thA351200
20thA6001101

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1982

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1982: 114.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1982

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1982: 251.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years