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Ashfield road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 384 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2005, and 518 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 32% on 2004 (290), and casualties rose from 399.

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

Collisions in 2005
384
Up 32% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
518
Up 30% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2005

1% of collisions in Ashfield in 2005 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious5915%
  • Slight32184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6713%
  • Slight44786%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2005 is highlighted, with 384, up 32% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (15%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday60 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (15%)
  • Friday67 (17%)
  • Saturday43 (11%)
  • Sunday41 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (1.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.8%)
  • February21 (5.5%)
  • March21 (5.5%)
  • April37 (9.6%)
  • May32 (8.3%)
  • June34 (8.9%)
  • July28 (7.3%)
  • August32 (8.3%)
  • September32 (8.3%)
  • October28 (7.3%)
  • November46 (12%)
  • December47 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (8.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (66%)
  • Wet or damp101 (26%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph248 (65%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph70 (18%)
  • 70 mph48 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (14%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant331 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (11%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1539 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 2081 (16%)
  • 21 to 2554 (10%)
  • 26 to 3588 (17%)
  • 36 to 4589 (17%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (67%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian56 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car553 (75%)
  • Motorcycle59 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 211 of them in 2005.

Collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2005

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2005, with 31 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2005

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2005: 39, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38396326
2ndA611324915
3rdM1284704
4thB6023192403
5thB600141802
6thB6020131503
7thB6021131800
8thB6009111301
9thA608101202
10thB6018101501
11thB6139101302
12thA61791503
13thB60147902
14thB60267802
15thB60285501
16thB60223700
17thA602200
18thB60112200
19thB60162811
20thB60192300

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2005

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2005: 93.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2005

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2005: 226.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2005, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years