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Ashfield road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 188 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2021, and 234 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2020 (166), and casualties rose from 222.

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

Collisions in 2021
188
Up 13% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
234
Up 5% on 2020
Fatal collisions
2
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2021

1.1% of collisions in Ashfield in 2021 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21.1%
  • Serious3016%
  • Slight15683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.9%
  • Serious3113%
  • Slight20186%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2021 is highlighted, with 188, up 13% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021: 188
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (17%)
  • Tuesday26 (14%)
  • Wednesday30 (16%)
  • Thursday27 (14%)
  • Friday29 (15%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday17 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:595 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5920 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5933 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5924 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5912 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January8 (4.3%)
  • February12 (6.4%)
  • March18 (9.6%)
  • April11 (5.9%)
  • May18 (9.6%)
  • June15 (8%)
  • July21 (11%)
  • August15 (8%)
  • September10 (5.3%)
  • October16 (8.5%)
  • November19 (10%)
  • December25 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight144 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds161 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds12 (6.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry141 (75%)
  • Wet or damp38 (20%)
  • Snow2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph135 (72%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph21 (11%)
  • 70 mph9 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway152 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant126 (54%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)
  • Cyclist24 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1511 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2027 (12%)
  • 21 to 2532 (14%)
  • 26 to 3545 (19%)
  • 36 to 4529 (12%)
  • 46 to 5525 (11%)
  • 56 to 6525 (11%)
  • 66 to 7514 (6%)
  • Over 7514 (6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (65%)
  • Passenger45 (19%)
  • Pedestrian37 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car231 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (7.9%)
  • Motorcycle20 (6.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2021.

Collisions
196th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2021

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2021, with 19 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2021

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2021: 21, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611212402
2ndA38152302
3rdB600981003
4thA6176702
5thB60186701
6thB60145501
7thB60265803
8thB6004500
9thB60214500
10thB602841001
11thM14401
12thA6083402
13thB60203302
14thB60233300
15thB61393400
16thA60261100
17thB60111100
18thB60161100
19thB60221100
20thB60271401

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2021

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2021: 57.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2021

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2021: 115.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years