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Ashfield road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1984, and 490 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1983 (404), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 1984
369
Down 9% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
490
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1984

1.9% of collisions in Ashfield in 1984 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious10629%
  • Slight25669%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious11824%
  • Slight36574%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1984 is highlighted, with 369, down 9% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (10%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday63 (17%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5938 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (6%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March27 (7.3%)
  • April31 (8.4%)
  • May36 (9.8%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July32 (8.7%)
  • August30 (8.1%)
  • September33 (8.9%)
  • October39 (11%)
  • November32 (8.7%)
  • December25 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight257 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (70%)
  • Wet or damp94 (25%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph289 (78%)
  • 40 mph27 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph38 (10%)
  • 70 mph12 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway339 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.8%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant210 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (20%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (4.7%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1551 (10%)
  • 16 to 20140 (29%)
  • 21 to 2561 (12%)
  • 26 to 3560 (12%)
  • 36 to 4556 (11%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.3%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.7%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider266 (54%)
  • Passenger145 (30%)
  • Pedestrian79 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car372 (60%)
  • Motorcycle100 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach21 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1984.

Collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
273rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1984

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1984: 45, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114563014
2ndA38405319
3rdB60213555015
4thB6009172303
5thB6018172213
6thB600132404
7thB6022101303
8thB6026101203
9thM1101505
10thB60209903
11thB602391003
12thB60148902
13thA60756801
14thB601661112
15thA6084411
16thB60274501
17thB60284400
18thA6101100
19thA6151100
20thB60001200

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1984

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1984: 120.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1984

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1984: 230.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1984, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1984.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years