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Ashfield road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2012, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (309), and casualties fell from 414.

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

Collisions in 2012
303
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
397
Down 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2012

1% of collisions in Ashfield in 2012 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious5418%
  • Slight24681%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight33183%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2012 is highlighted, with 303, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday47 (16%)
  • Friday54 (18%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (8.9%)
  • February18 (5.9%)
  • March30 (9.9%)
  • April16 (5.3%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July28 (9.2%)
  • August21 (6.9%)
  • September31 (10%)
  • October24 (7.9%)
  • November20 (6.6%)
  • December28 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry190 (63%)
  • Wet or damp93 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph204 (67%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph3 (1%)
  • 60 mph61 (20%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway29 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout28 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (13%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (7.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1525 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2566 (17%)
  • 26 to 3565 (16%)
  • 36 to 4560 (15%)
  • 46 to 5558 (15%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.8%)
  • Over 7515 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (69%)
  • Passenger77 (19%)
  • Pedestrian46 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car411 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 200 of them in 2012.

Collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2012

Hucknall Central, Ashfield, NG15 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2012, with 25 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2012

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2012: 27, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38273907
2ndA611182414
3rdB6018152201
4thA608141602
5thB6014132005
6thM1121602
7thB6023111802
8thA617101810
9thB60208900
10thB60097901
11thB602171101
12thB60287901
13thB6005600
14thB60265601
15thA60754400
16thB60114700
17thB60194501
18thB60224901
19thB60163301
20thB60272200

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2012

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2012: 79.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2012

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2012: 189.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2012, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2012.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years