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Ashfield road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 367 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1996, and 510 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1995 (388), and casualties fell from 511.

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

Collisions in 1996
367
Down 5% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
510
Level with 1995
Fatal collisions
7
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1996

1.9% of collisions in Ashfield in 1996 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious7220%
  • Slight28878%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious8116%
  • Slight42283%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1996 is highlighted, with 367, down 5% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday54 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (17%)
  • Sunday27 (7.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.2%)
  • February40 (11%)
  • March36 (9.8%)
  • April25 (6.8%)
  • May32 (8.7%)
  • June26 (7.1%)
  • July22 (6%)
  • August25 (6.8%)
  • September24 (6.5%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December34 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight256 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds294 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (58%)
  • Wet or damp130 (35%)
  • Frost or ice15 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (70%)
  • 40 mph35 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph50 (14%)
  • 70 mph20 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout22 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (61%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1033 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2082 (16%)
  • 21 to 2556 (11%)
  • 26 to 35105 (21%)
  • 36 to 4555 (11%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.7%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider295 (58%)
  • Passenger143 (28%)
  • Pedestrian72 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (76%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle34 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1996.

Collisions
260th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1996

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1996: 34, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38346227
2ndB6021283907
3rdB6023193003
4thA611182506
5thB6018152103
6thB6020141704
7thB6009131401
8thB6139121912
9thB6014111312
10thM1111302
11thB600101300
12thB602281101
13thB60267910
14thA607561001
15thA6086701
16thA605802
17thB60195701
18thB60285801
19thB60274711
20thB60163300

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1996

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1996: 100.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1996

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1996: 237.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1996, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years