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Ashfield road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 184 road traffic collisions in Ashfield in 2024, and 228 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2023 (212), and casualties fell from 239.

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

Collisions in 2024
184
Down 13% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
228
Down 5% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashfield in 2024

1.6% of collisions in Ashfield in 2024 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 21% in Ashfield from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.6%
  • Serious3418%
  • Slight14780%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.3%
  • Serious4118%
  • Slight18481%

Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 462 in 1990. 2024 is highlighted, with 184, down 13% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 184
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday25 (14%)
  • Tuesday30 (16%)
  • Wednesday27 (15%)
  • Thursday28 (15%)
  • Friday36 (20%)
  • Saturday20 (11%)
  • Sunday18 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5924 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5921 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5930 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5960 (33%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5915 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (9.8%)
  • February18 (9.8%)
  • March16 (8.7%)
  • April16 (8.7%)
  • May13 (7.1%)
  • June17 (9.2%)
  • July11 (6%)
  • August15 (8.2%)
  • September18 (9.8%)
  • October7 (3.8%)
  • November12 (6.5%)
  • December23 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds147 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds20 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry130 (71%)
  • Wet or damp49 (27%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph124 (67%)
  • 40 mph8 (4.3%)
  • 50 mph18 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph22 (12%)
  • 70 mph8 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway153 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashfield in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant122 (54%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (12%)
  • Cyclist20 (8.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (4.8%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user3 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 52 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 108 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1515 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2034 (15%)
  • 21 to 2516 (7%)
  • 26 to 3533 (14%)
  • 36 to 4547 (21%)
  • 46 to 5522 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6522 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (7%)
  • Over 757 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider141 (62%)
  • Passenger52 (23%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car226 (69%)
  • Motorcycle29 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (3.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (1.2%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashfield in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashfield had fewer road collisions than 209 of them in 2024.

Collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
219th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashfield in 2024

Sutton Central & New Cross, Ashfield, NG17 1BE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashfield in 2024, with 25 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ashfield with the most crashes in 2024

The A38 had the most collisions in Ashfield in 2024: 18, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashfield, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA38183002
2ndA611121203
3rdB6023101002
4thB60208801
5thB60218901
6thB60185601
7thA60754502
8thA6174902
9thA6083401
10thB60093302
11thB60143500
12thB60273302
13thA602300
14thB60192202
15thB60262200
16thM12210
17thB60161100
18thB61391100

Towns in Ashfield: crashes in 2024

Sutton in Ashfield had the most collisions of any town in Ashfield in 2024: 59.

Postcode districts in Ashfield: crashes in 2024

NG17 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashfield in 2024: 126.

Latest crashes in Ashfield in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashfield in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Ashfield road accidents in other years