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Ashfield road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 316 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2010, and 431 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (340), and casualties fell from 449.

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

Collisions in 2010
316
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
431
Down 4% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2010

0.6% of collisions in Ashfield in 2010 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight26183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious5914%
  • Slight37086%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2010 is highlighted, with 316, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (11%)
  • Tuesday55 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (17%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.2%)
  • February18 (5.7%)
  • March21 (6.6%)
  • April23 (7.3%)
  • May30 (9.5%)
  • June30 (9.5%)
  • July30 (9.5%)
  • August21 (6.6%)
  • September22 (7%)
  • October28 (8.9%)
  • November41 (13%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds227 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (4.7%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other18 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry188 (59%)
  • Wet or damp80 (25%)
  • Frost or ice37 (12%)
  • Snow10 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (68%)
  • 40 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph63 (20%)
  • 70 mph21 (6.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (76%)
  • Roundabout39 (12%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (12%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2071 (16%)
  • 21 to 2543 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (20%)
  • 36 to 4566 (15%)
  • 46 to 5555 (13%)
  • 56 to 6534 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7510 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (69%)
  • Passenger103 (24%)
  • Pedestrian30 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2010.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2010

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2010, with 31 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2010

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2010: 34, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38346317
2ndA611283509
3rdB6023242803
4thB6021203114
5thM1162200
6thA608151602
7thB6018141802
8thA617122202
9thB6014101401
10thB60091001
11thB60096602
12thB60206600
13thB60265902
14thB602751002
15thB613941000
16thA602301
17thB60282300
18thB60111100
19thB60191100
20thB60221101

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2010

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2010: 81.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2010

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2010: 207.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2010.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years