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Ashfield road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 346 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 1998, and 445 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 1997 (413), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 1998
346
Down 16% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
445
Down 19% on 1997
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 1998

1.2% of collisions in Ashfield in 1998 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious5315%
  • Slight28984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5813%
  • Slight38386%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 1998 is highlighted, with 346, down 16% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (18%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.4%)
  • February27 (7.8%)
  • March30 (8.7%)
  • April30 (8.7%)
  • May33 (9.5%)
  • June31 (9%)
  • July24 (6.9%)
  • August30 (8.7%)
  • September25 (7.2%)
  • October27 (7.8%)
  • November29 (8.4%)
  • December31 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds273 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry208 (60%)
  • Wet or damp127 (37%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (67%)
  • 40 mph21 (6.1%)
  • 60 mph54 (16%)
  • 70 mph38 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway275 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (12%)
  • Roundabout28 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant284 (64%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)
  • Cyclist34 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist32 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1536 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 2057 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (11%)
  • 26 to 35107 (24%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5541 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (61%)
  • Passenger107 (24%)
  • Pedestrian66 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car491 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 1998.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
256th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 1998

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 1998: 36, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38365207
2ndM1293802
3rdA611243206
4thB6020212802
5thB6023202603
6thB6021172001
7thA608131602
8thB6009121602
9thB6008902
10thB601881002
11thB602281101
12thB602681101
13thB601471001
14thB60196602
15thB60275701
16thA607541001
17thB60164601
18thB60283400
19thB61393601
20thB6832201

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 1998

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 1998: 82.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 1998

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 1998: 213.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 1998, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1998.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years