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Ashfield road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2008, and 465 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2007 (401), and casualties fell from 545.

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

Collisions in 2008
338
Down 16% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
465
Down 15% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2008

0.6% of collisions in Ashfield in 2008 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4413%
  • Slight29286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5111%
  • Slight41289%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2008 is highlighted, with 338, down 16% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (10%)
  • Tuesday64 (19%)
  • Wednesday69 (20%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday51 (15%)
  • Saturday50 (15%)
  • Sunday31 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (12%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March25 (7.4%)
  • April33 (9.8%)
  • May27 (8%)
  • June30 (8.9%)
  • July39 (12%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September27 (8%)
  • October33 (9.8%)
  • November18 (5.3%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight248 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (67%)
  • Wet or damp97 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (67%)
  • 40 mph18 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph74 (22%)
  • 70 mph16 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway282 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout24 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant314 (68%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (11%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2073 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (16%)
  • 36 to 4568 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.9%)
  • Over 7512 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider294 (63%)
  • Passenger116 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car486 (77%)
  • Motorcycle52 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 210 of them in 2008.

Collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
212th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2008

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2008, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2008

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2008: 34, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611344904
2ndA38283805
3rdB6023223001
4thM1162114
5thB6020151902
6thB6018141704
7thB6014122200
8thB600101500
9thA61791003
10thB602181101
11thB602681001
12thB602881001
13thA60861200
14thB60275700
15thB61395801
16thB60094600
17thB60164611
18thA603500
19thB60111201
20thB60221200

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2008

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2008: 91.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2008

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2008: 224.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2008, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2008.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years