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Ashfield road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 166 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2020, and 222 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 34% on 2019 (253), and casualties fell from 318.

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

Collisions in 2020
166
Down 34% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
222
Down 30% on 2019
Fatal collisions
5
3% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2020

3% of collisions in Ashfield in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal53%
  • Serious2917%
  • Slight13280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal62.7%
  • Serious3415%
  • Slight18282%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2020 is highlighted, with 166, down 34% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 166
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (13%)
  • Tuesday18 (11%)
  • Wednesday22 (13%)
  • Thursday26 (16%)
  • Friday34 (20%)
  • Saturday25 (15%)
  • Sunday20 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5915 (9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5926 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5945 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5931 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (7.2%)
  • February15 (9%)
  • March9 (5.4%)
  • April7 (4.2%)
  • May7 (4.2%)
  • June13 (7.8%)
  • July22 (13%)
  • August19 (11%)
  • September16 (9.6%)
  • October12 (7.2%)
  • November9 (5.4%)
  • December25 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight119 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds130 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (3.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry104 (63%)
  • Wet or damp57 (34%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph120 (72%)
  • 40 mph7 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph19 (11%)
  • 60 mph17 (10%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway130 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (11%)
  • Roundabout16 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant134 (60%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)
  • Cyclist24 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.7%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 106 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2022 (9.9%)
  • 21 to 2522 (9.9%)
  • 26 to 3572 (32%)
  • 36 to 4524 (11%)
  • 46 to 5526 (12%)
  • 56 to 6521 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 758 (3.6%)
  • Over 753 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider143 (64%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian27 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car214 (72%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (8.8%)
  • Motorcycle21 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2020.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
199th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
260th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2020

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2020, with 20 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2020

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2020: 19, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38192901
2ndA611173003
3rdB602391101
4thA61781103
5thB60287701
6thB60266601
7thB60095601
8thB60205700
9thB6004710
10thB60144400
11thA6083402
12thB60213400
13thM13300
14thB60162300
15thB60182200
16thA601100
17thB60191201
18thB60271101
19thB61391110

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2020

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2020: 49.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2020

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2020: 103.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2020, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2020.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years