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Ashfield road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 366 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2001, and 547 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 70 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2000 (389), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 2001
366
Down 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
547
Down 2% on 2000
Fatal collisions
6
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
70
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Ashfield in 2001 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious7019%
  • Slight29079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7814%
  • Slight46385%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2001 is highlighted, with 366, down 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (14%)
  • Tuesday40 (11%)
  • Wednesday45 (12%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday71 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5998 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (9.3%)
  • February29 (7.9%)
  • March39 (11%)
  • April37 (10%)
  • May21 (5.7%)
  • June26 (7.1%)
  • July26 (7.1%)
  • August25 (6.8%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October36 (9.8%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December26 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight260 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds293 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (9.6%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (58%)
  • Wet or damp107 (29%)
  • Frost or ice26 (7.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.6%)
  • Mud2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (61%)
  • 40 mph18 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph86 (23%)
  • 70 mph37 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway288 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (8.5%)
  • 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 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant361 (66%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1029 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2074 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (8.2%)
  • 26 to 35112 (20%)
  • 36 to 4588 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (7.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (63%)
  • Passenger145 (27%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (75%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ashfield

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashfield ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 256 of them in 2001.

Collisions
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
181st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2001

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2001, with 25 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2001

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2001: 43, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611438207
2ndA383763112
3rdM1284602
4thB6018183224
5thB6023172402
6thB6026131901
7thB6021121912
8thB600111202
9thB6020111402
10thB6139101400
11thB600991102
12thA6088901
13thB601481120
14thA60755702
15thB60194401
16thB60224501
17thB60274501
18thB60284400
19thB6832202
20thA601101

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2001

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2001: 85.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2001

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2001: 220.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2001, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years