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Ashfield road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 232 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2017, and 312 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2016 (241), and casualties fell from 314.

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

Collisions in 2017
232
Down 4% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
312
Down 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Ashfield in 2017 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious3917%
  • Slight19082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4213%
  • Slight26786%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2017 is highlighted, with 232, down 4% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday38 (16%)
  • Tuesday33 (14%)
  • Wednesday28 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (19%)
  • Friday46 (20%)
  • Saturday28 (12%)
  • Sunday16 (6.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5925 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.5%)
  • February17 (7.3%)
  • March20 (8.6%)
  • April20 (8.6%)
  • May22 (9.5%)
  • June13 (5.6%)
  • July24 (10%)
  • August20 (8.6%)
  • September29 (13%)
  • October20 (8.6%)
  • November18 (7.8%)
  • December14 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight182 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds191 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (10%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry167 (72%)
  • Wet or damp51 (22%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph154 (66%)
  • 40 mph9 (3.9%)
  • 50 mph21 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph34 (15%)
  • 70 mph10 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway193 (83%)
  • Roundabout21 (9.1%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant180 (58%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (11%)
  • Cyclist21 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant13 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2036 (12%)
  • 21 to 2551 (16%)
  • 26 to 3550 (16%)
  • 36 to 4551 (16%)
  • 46 to 5544 (14%)
  • 56 to 6524 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7515 (4.8%)
  • Over 757 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider206 (66%)
  • Passenger65 (21%)
  • Pedestrian41 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car304 (71%)
  • Motorcycle36 (8.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 2017.

Collisions
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
218th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2017

Hucknall Central, Ashfield, NG15 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2017, with 22 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2017

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2017: 20, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611203503
2ndA38182115
3rdA608101000
4thB6009101200
5thB6018101903
6thM181101
7thB60217701
8thB60237800
9thA61761100
10thB60206810
11thB60286602
12thB6004400
13thB60144701
14thB60264503
15thA603501
16thB60223401
17thB61393510
18thA60751100
19thB60111300
20thB60161100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2017

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2017: 68.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2017

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2017: 140.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2017, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2017.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years