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Ashfield road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2015, and 335 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (290), and casualties fell from 394.

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

Collisions in 2015
269
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
335
Down 15% on 2014
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Ashfield in 2015 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious4015%
  • Slight22684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4112%
  • Slight29187%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2015 is highlighted, with 269, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015: 269
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (16%)
  • Tuesday40 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (20%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday40 (15%)
  • Saturday31 (12%)
  • Sunday18 (6.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (9.7%)
  • February24 (8.9%)
  • March11 (4.1%)
  • April20 (7.4%)
  • May13 (4.8%)
  • June28 (10%)
  • July28 (10%)
  • August21 (7.8%)
  • September28 (10%)
  • October20 (7.4%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December27 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry181 (67%)
  • Wet or damp71 (26%)
  • Snow3 (1.1%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (4.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph190 (71%)
  • 40 mph10 (3.7%)
  • 50 mph14 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph42 (16%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (83%)
  • Roundabout30 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (60%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (11%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6520 (6%)
  • 66 to 7514 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider223 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2015.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
176th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2015

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2015, with 26 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2015

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2015: 27, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611273606
2ndA38172103
3rdB6023151700
4thB6021121604
5thB6028111402
6thA608101200
7thB60098800
8thB60187902
9thB60207901
10thM171500
11thB60146801
12thB60266702
13thA6174600
14thB60163500
15thB60273300
16thB61393300
17thB6002200
18thB60192200
19thB60222200
20thA601200

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2015

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2015: 82.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2015

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2015: 175.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2015.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years