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Ashfield road accidents in 1986: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1986, and 554 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1985 (361), and casualties rose from 461.

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

Collisions in 1986
427
Up 18% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
554
Up 20% on 1985
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1986

1.9% of collisions in Ashfield in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious11026%
  • Slight30972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious12022%
  • Slight42677%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1986 is highlighted, with 427, up 18% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (12%)
  • Wednesday60 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday80 (19%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday40 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.4%)
  • February33 (7.7%)
  • March28 (6.6%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May37 (8.7%)
  • June34 (8%)
  • July32 (7.5%)
  • August35 (8.2%)
  • September44 (10%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December27 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight292 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry258 (60%)
  • Wet or damp138 (32%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph327 (77%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph45 (11%)
  • 70 mph24 (5.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway383 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway30 (7%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant237 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (21%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20136 (25%)
  • 21 to 2591 (16%)
  • 26 to 3580 (14%)
  • 36 to 4549 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.2%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.3%)
  • Over 7546 (8.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider327 (59%)
  • Passenger130 (23%)
  • Pedestrian97 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car447 (63%)
  • Motorcycle118 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach20 (2.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1986

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1986 in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashfield ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 236 of them in 1986.

Collisions
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
226th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1986

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1986: 54, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6115477216
2ndA384454012
3rdB60214353010
4thB6018273133
5thB6009253205
6thB600161902
7thB6020151902
8thM1153714
9thB6026141706
10thB601491104
11thB602291402
12thB60239902
13thB60168904
14thA60756601
15thA6086700
16thB60286800
17thB60274500
18thA602400
19thB60192201
20thA60091100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1986

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1986: 122.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1986

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1986: 255.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1986, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years