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Ashford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,746 road traffic collisions in Ashford from 1979 to 2025, and 25,728 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 369 were fatal and 3,823 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 256 collisions, down 2% on 2024 (261), and casualties rose from 348 to 356.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,746
165th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,728
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
369
2% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
256
Down 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Ashford

2% of collisions in Ashford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3692%
  • Serious3,82320%
  • Slight14,55478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3891.5%
  • Serious4,53318%
  • Slight20,80681%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. In 2025 there were 256, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025256356
2024261348
2023307446
2022258373
2021248339
2020242351
2019310464
2018310447
2017313464
2016318449
2015341499
2014352491
2013376517
2012374541
2011353485
2010396534
2009424613
2008443613
2007442589
2006458667
2005451631
2004466617
2003494641
2002486660
2001463621
2000481662
1999485683
1998422588
1997404586
1996433637
1995445621
1994457602
1993431614
1992414549
1991431598
1990472652
1989466620
1988422556
1987462595
1986451585
1985390521
1984454566
1983429554
1982417557
1981430590
1980423534
1979385502

When and where crashes happen in Ashford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,660 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,647 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,734 (15%)
  • Thursday2,778 (15%)
  • Friday3,009 (16%)
  • Saturday2,700 (14%)
  • Sunday2,218 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59608 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59337 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,543 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,857 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,342 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,632 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,725 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,702 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,509 (8%)
  • February1,327 (7.1%)
  • March1,389 (7.4%)
  • April1,395 (7.4%)
  • May1,595 (8.5%)
  • June1,557 (8.3%)
  • July1,679 (9%)
  • August1,634 (8.7%)
  • September1,640 (8.7%)
  • October1,661 (8.9%)
  • November1,704 (9.1%)
  • December1,656 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,861 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,393 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,137 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown183 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit169 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,389 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,723 (15%)
  • Fog or mist242 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds203 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds145 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds142 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds17 (0.1%)
  • Other475 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded410 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry12,348 (66%)
  • Wet or damp5,704 (30%)
  • Frost or ice518 (2.8%)
  • Snow118 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep33 (0.2%)
  • Mud6 (under 0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph100 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph7,733 (41%)
  • 40 mph1,606 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph429 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph7,318 (39%)
  • 70 mph1,559 (8.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway14,795 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway2,069 (11%)
  • Roundabout1,078 (5.8%)
  • One way street or slip road721 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded83 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Ashford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant16,937 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist3,196 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,205 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist1,671 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant685 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)358 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant311 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant145 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant125 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant52 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (under 0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5498 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 10835 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,387 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 204,828 (19%)
  • 21 to 253,225 (13%)
  • 26 to 354,430 (17%)
  • 36 to 453,451 (13%)
  • 46 to 552,607 (10%)
  • 56 to 651,965 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 751,189 (4.6%)
  • Over 75768 (3%)
  • Not recorded545 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,714 (65%)
  • Passenger6,809 (26%)
  • Pedestrian2,205 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car24,383 (73%)
  • Motorcycle3,198 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle1,737 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,561 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,446 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle388 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach382 (1.1%)
  • Minibus118 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car93 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown56 (0.2%)
  • Other70 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded50 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Ashford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ashford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 165th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
165th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
175th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
184thSpelthorne19,00824,2142062,984
185thTest Valley18,98726,2844304,402
186thDartford18,85725,9792492,980
187thAshford (this area)18,74625,7283693,823
188thBath and North East Somerset18,71324,6313693,906
189thEast Staffordshire18,70925,2623332,581
190thArun18,62724,2993303,724

Accident hotspots in Ashford

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area is the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford, with 706 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford from 1979 to 2025: 3,370, including 72 fatal and 693 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA283,3704,77272693
2ndA201,5612,30846346
3rdA20701,4121,95638294
4thA2921,3621,6248230
5thM201,0091,55727140
6thA25159082815121
7thB20674286061087
8thA25242766825116
9thA2624276391598
10thB2229405506790
11thA2042356477537
12thB20802814141089
13thB2082198278243
14thA274173278447
15thB2164102135121
16thB207487113014
17thB207775106221
18thB2069303915
19thA268182606
20thB2070131902

Towns in Ashford

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford from 1979 to 2025: 6,754.

Postcode districts in Ashford

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford from 1979 to 2025: 4,373.

Latest crashes in Ashford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Ashford, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 30 December 2025.

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