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Ashfield road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 254 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2018, and 323 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2017 (232), and casualties rose from 312.

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

Collisions in 2018
254
Up 9% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
323
Up 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2018

1.2% of collisions in Ashfield in 2018 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.2%
  • Serious3715%
  • Slight21484%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3812%
  • Slight28287%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2018 is highlighted, with 254, up 9% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018: 254
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (16%)
  • Tuesday30 (12%)
  • Wednesday44 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (15%)
  • Friday44 (17%)
  • Saturday30 (12%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5929 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5962 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5943 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (12%)
  • February25 (9.8%)
  • March16 (6.3%)
  • April16 (6.3%)
  • May15 (5.9%)
  • June16 (6.3%)
  • July26 (10%)
  • August21 (8.3%)
  • September26 (10%)
  • October26 (10%)
  • November20 (7.9%)
  • December16 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight191 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds206 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry175 (69%)
  • Wet or damp60 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.4%)
  • Snow5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph182 (72%)
  • 40 mph5 (2%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph38 (15%)
  • 70 mph10 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway210 (83%)
  • Roundabout21 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant201 (62%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)
  • Cyclist25 (7.7%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2036 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (10%)
  • 26 to 3564 (20%)
  • 36 to 4548 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (15%)
  • 56 to 6526 (8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (7.4%)
  • Over 7516 (5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider209 (65%)
  • Passenger63 (20%)
  • Pedestrian51 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car359 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.2%)
  • Motorcycle26 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashfield ranked among 351 areas in 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2018.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2018

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2018, with 20 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2018

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2018: 26, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611263503
2ndA38162404
3rdB6018131701
4thB6023101102
5thB600991201
6thB602081211
7thB60218801
8thA6087812
9thM171112
10thB60266800
11thB60144402
12thB60224501
13thB60284501
14thA6173601
15thB6003500
16thB60163702
17thB60193300
18thB61393601
19thA60752202
20thA601100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2018

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2018: 60.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2018

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2018: 156.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2018, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years