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Ashfield road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 358 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2003, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (349), and casualties rose from 472.

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

Collisions in 2003
358
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
521
Up 10% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2003

3.1% of collisions in Ashfield in 2003 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal113.1%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious7615%
  • Slight43483%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2003 is highlighted, with 358, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (18%)
  • Tuesday52 (15%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday65 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6.7%)
  • February32 (8.9%)
  • March24 (6.7%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May30 (8.4%)
  • June33 (9.2%)
  • July31 (8.7%)
  • August26 (7.3%)
  • September33 (9.2%)
  • October32 (8.9%)
  • November35 (9.8%)
  • December28 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight255 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds281 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (66%)
  • Wet or damp92 (26%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.6%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph241 (67%)
  • 40 mph18 (5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph54 (15%)
  • 70 mph43 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway290 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway43 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.4%)
  • 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 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (69%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2073 (14%)
  • 21 to 2566 (13%)
  • 26 to 3590 (17%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (63%)
  • Passenger136 (26%)
  • Pedestrian59 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (77%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 245 of them in 2003.

Collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2003

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2003, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2003

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2003: 35, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611356925
2ndM1295104
3rdA38243604
4thB6021222804
5thB6020202515
6thB6023202701
7thB6026131604
8thB6018111311
9thB6009101504
10thA607591910
11thB60091613
12thB602891312
13thA60871411
14thB60144402
15thB60224410
16thB60273700
17thB61393400
18thA602400
19thB60112200
20thB60162200

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2003

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2003: 97.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2003

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2003: 220.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2003, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2003.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years