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Ashfield road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 212 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2023, and 239 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2022 (198), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2023
212
Up 7% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
239
Level with 2022
Fatal collisions
1
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2023

0.5% of collisions in Ashfield in 2023 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.5%
  • Serious5526%
  • Slight15674%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious5824%
  • Slight18075%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2023 is highlighted, with 212, up 7% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023: 212
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (14%)
  • Tuesday25 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (18%)
  • Thursday37 (17%)
  • Friday35 (17%)
  • Saturday29 (14%)
  • Sunday18 (8.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5926 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5931 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (8.5%)
  • February12 (5.7%)
  • March16 (7.5%)
  • April18 (8.5%)
  • May16 (7.5%)
  • June16 (7.5%)
  • July26 (12%)
  • August14 (6.6%)
  • September22 (10%)
  • October19 (9%)
  • November15 (7.1%)
  • December20 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight156 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds170 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds26 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry145 (68%)
  • Wet or damp62 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph156 (74%)
  • 40 mph8 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph16 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph25 (12%)
  • 70 mph6 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway171 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway27 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout6 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant120 (50%)
  • Pedestrian44 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist28 (12%)
  • Cyclist21 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (5%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 107 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1516 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2032 (13%)
  • 21 to 2519 (7.9%)
  • 26 to 3538 (16%)
  • 36 to 4534 (14%)
  • 46 to 5534 (14%)
  • 56 to 6525 (10%)
  • 66 to 7518 (7.5%)
  • Over 758 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider146 (61%)
  • Passenger49 (21%)
  • Pedestrian44 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car261 (70%)
  • Motorcycle35 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had the 174th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
174th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2023

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2023, with 19 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2023

The A38 and B6023 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2023, with 12 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38121403
2ndB6023121313
3rdA611111502
4thB6018101202
5thB60149900
6thB602091002
7thB602191101
8thA60881104
9thA6175603
10thB61395503
11thA60754501
12thB60284402
13thB6003301
14thB60093301
15thB60263300
16thM13301
17thB60272201
18thB60111200
19thB60161101
20thB6831100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2023

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2023: 57.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2023

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2023: 135.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2023, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2023.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years