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Ashford road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1979, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 163 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,746 collisions in Ashford.

Collisions in 1979
385
Casualties in 1979
502
Fatal collisions
13
3.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
163
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1979

3.4% of collisions in Ashford in 1979 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.4%
  • Serious16342%
  • Slight20954%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.6%
  • Serious18837%
  • Slight30160%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1979 is highlighted, with 385.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (12%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday70 (18%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.1%)
  • February23 (6%)
  • March27 (7%)
  • April25 (6.5%)
  • May34 (8.8%)
  • June27 (7%)
  • July29 (7.5%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October36 (9.4%)
  • November38 (9.9%)
  • December38 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds21 (5.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (3.4%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry227 (59%)
  • Wet or damp126 (33%)
  • Frost or ice22 (5.7%)
  • Snow10 (2.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph174 (45%)
  • 40 mph9 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph56 (15%)
  • 70 mph146 (38%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway342 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist123 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (9.4%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5%)
  • 16 to 20133 (26%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (16%)
  • 36 to 4557 (11%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider333 (66%)
  • Passenger114 (23%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car385 (58%)
  • Motorcycle121 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.9%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Ashford

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashford ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 263 of them in 1979.

Collisions
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1979

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1979: 68, including 2 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286894232
2ndA2923846010
3rdA203546417
4thA20703441018
5thA252172615
6thA251121706
7thB2067121816
8thB2229111104
9thA26291013
10thB207781102
11thB216481403
12thB20745501
13thB20824511
14thA2743501
15thB20802202
16thA2601100
17thA2991100
18thB20691101

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1979

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1979: 148.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1979

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1979: 99.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1979, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1979.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years