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Ashfield road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2009, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (338), and casualties fell from 465.

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

Collisions in 2009
340
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
449
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Ashfield in 2009 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight29186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight39588%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2009 is highlighted, with 340, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (10%)
  • Tuesday65 (19%)
  • Wednesday64 (19%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February24 (7.1%)
  • March31 (9.1%)
  • April27 (7.9%)
  • May17 (5%)
  • June29 (8.5%)
  • July31 (9.1%)
  • August25 (7.4%)
  • September27 (7.9%)
  • October30 (8.8%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December28 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit72 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds263 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (59%)
  • Wet or damp112 (33%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (70%)
  • 40 mph8 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph66 (19%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant302 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (11%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2561 (14%)
  • 26 to 3584 (19%)
  • 36 to 4576 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (10%)
  • 56 to 6529 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2%)
  • Over 7513 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (67%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2009.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2009

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2009, with 27 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2009

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2009: 37, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611375906
2ndA38334916
3rdB6023263311
4thM1162202
5thB6020151601
6thB6018131501
7thB6026121521
8thA60891201
9thB602191002
10thB60098901
11thB602281201
12thA61771000
13thB601471002
14thB602861001
15thB6005502
16thB60164403
17thA603500
18thB60112200
19thB61392300
20thB60191100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2009

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2009: 95.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2009

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2009: 210.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2009, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years