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Ashfield road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 198 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2022, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2021 (188), and casualties rose from 234.

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

Collisions in 2022
198
Up 5% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
239
Up 2% on 2021
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Ashfield in 2022 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious4724%
  • Slight15076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5021%
  • Slight18879%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2022 is highlighted, with 198, up 5% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022: 198
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday28 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (13%)
  • Wednesday32 (16%)
  • Thursday23 (12%)
  • Friday36 (18%)
  • Saturday32 (16%)
  • Sunday22 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.1%)
  • February13 (6.6%)
  • March12 (6.1%)
  • April19 (9.6%)
  • May18 (9.1%)
  • June16 (8.1%)
  • July20 (10%)
  • August11 (5.6%)
  • September19 (9.6%)
  • October15 (7.6%)
  • November22 (11%)
  • December15 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight152 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds166 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds10 (5.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other9 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry152 (77%)
  • Wet or damp42 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph141 (71%)
  • 40 mph9 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph18 (9.1%)
  • 60 mph26 (13%)
  • 70 mph4 (2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (10%)
  • Roundabout5 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (2%)
  • Not recorded2 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant115 (48%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (15%)
  • Cyclist19 (7.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 105 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 2026 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (14%)
  • 26 to 3548 (20%)
  • 36 to 4532 (13%)
  • 46 to 5529 (12%)
  • 56 to 6513 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7512 (5%)
  • Over 7510 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider152 (64%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian38 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car233 (68%)
  • Motorcycle38 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.6%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 195 of them in 2022.

Collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2022

Hucknall Central, Ashfield, NG15 7JD area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2022, with 17 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2022

The A611 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2022: 18, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA611182503
2ndB6018121901
3rdA38111212
4thB602091102
5thB60146801
6thA6085802
7thB60215600
8thB60235602
9thB60265601
10thA60754501
11thA6174801
12thB60164402
13thB61394501
14thB6003400
15thB60093301
16thB60283302
17thB60192201
18thA601200
19thB60221101
20thM11100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2022

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2022: 47.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2022

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2022: 122.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2022, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years