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Ashfield road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 241 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2016, and 314 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2015 (269), and casualties fell from 335.

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

Collisions in 2016
241
Down 10% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
314
Down 6% on 2015
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Ashfield in 2016 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious3314%
  • Slight20786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious3611%
  • Slight27788%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2016 is highlighted, with 241, down 10% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016: 241
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (17%)
  • Wednesday41 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (15%)
  • Friday44 (18%)
  • Saturday27 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5923 (9.5%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5936 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.9%)
  • February13 (5.4%)
  • March18 (7.5%)
  • April13 (5.4%)
  • May18 (7.5%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July22 (9.1%)
  • August27 (11%)
  • September24 (10%)
  • October22 (9.1%)
  • November28 (12%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight172 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds207 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds23 (9.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry169 (70%)
  • Wet or damp55 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded12 (5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.2%)
  • 30 mph169 (70%)
  • 40 mph10 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph12 (5%)
  • 60 mph37 (15%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway204 (85%)
  • Roundabout22 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (6.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant204 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (14%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 103 (1%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2047 (15%)
  • 21 to 2539 (12%)
  • 26 to 3552 (17%)
  • 36 to 4552 (17%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (6.1%)
  • Over 7512 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider222 (71%)
  • Passenger70 (22%)
  • Pedestrian22 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car369 (76%)
  • Motorcycle46 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 222 of them in 2016.

Collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2016

Leamington, Ashfield, NG17 5BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2016, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2016

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2016: 25, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38253401
2ndA611243403
3rdB6018152401
4thB6023152102
5thB6021141701
6thA61771313
7thB60097802
8thB602071102
9thB60146900
10thB60266701
11thA6085500
12thM15700
13thB61394703
14thA603301
15thA60753302
16thB6003301
17thB60223400
18thB60283400
19thB60112501
20thB60191100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2016

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2016: 74.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2016

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2016: 167.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2016, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years