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Ashfield road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1997, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 1996 (367), and casualties rose from 510.

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

Collisions in 1997
413
Up 13% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
547
Up 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
3
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1997

0.7% of collisions in Ashfield in 1997 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious8120%
  • Slight32980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious8916%
  • Slight45583%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1997 is highlighted, with 413, up 13% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (17%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February25 (6.1%)
  • March25 (6.1%)
  • April40 (9.7%)
  • May38 (9.2%)
  • June35 (8.5%)
  • July30 (7.3%)
  • August24 (5.8%)
  • September38 (9.2%)
  • October36 (8.7%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight280 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit101 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (18%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (61%)
  • Wet or damp149 (36%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph287 (69%)
  • 40 mph20 (4.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph66 (16%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway334 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (11%)
  • Roundabout27 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (63%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.7%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8%)
  • 16 to 2073 (13%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider324 (59%)
  • Passenger149 (27%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (78%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Motorcycle33 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 231 of them in 1997.

Collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
249th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1997

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1997: 43, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA6114357210
2ndA38365207
3rdM1304304
4thB6021182403
5thB6009172303
6thB6023172003
7thB6026162102
8thB600111104
9thB6020111404
10thA6075101602
11thA608101503
12thB6018101501
13thB601491502
14thB60226700
15thB613961101
16thB601651102
17thB60275700
18thB60284601
19thA481100
20thA601100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1997

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1997: 99.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1997

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1997: 252.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years