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Ashfield road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 349 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2002, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (366), and casualties fell from 547.

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

Collisions in 2002
349
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
472
Down 14% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Ashfield in 2002 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight39483%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2002 is highlighted, with 349, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday40 (11%)
  • Friday60 (17%)
  • Saturday42 (12%)
  • Sunday49 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (9.2%)
  • February25 (7.2%)
  • March25 (7.2%)
  • April32 (9.2%)
  • May28 (8%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July26 (7.4%)
  • August25 (7.2%)
  • September26 (7.4%)
  • October35 (10%)
  • November36 (10%)
  • December22 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds265 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (14%)
  • Fog or mist14 (4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (53%)
  • Wet or damp139 (40%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.9%)
  • Mud2 (0.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph229 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph68 (19%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (64%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1029 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (13%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4584 (18%)
  • 46 to 5536 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 753 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded52 (11%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (61%)
  • Passenger129 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (76%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashfield ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 266 of them in 2002.

Collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
270th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2002

Sutton Junction & Harlow Wood, Ashfield, NG17 5LA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2002, with 27 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2002

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2002: 35, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38355913
2ndA611283914
3rdB6023192300
4thM1192202
5thB6018151804
6thB6020152301
7thB600121503
8thB6009121502
9thA608111712
10thB6014111402
11thB6021111303
12thB6139111515
13thA607581502
14thB60225510
15thB60265901
16thB60285800
17thB6833400
18thB60162300
19thB60192502
20thB60272400

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2002

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2002: 91.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2002

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2002: 224.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2002, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years