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Ashford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 423 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1980, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 179 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1979 (385), and casualties rose from 502.

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

Collisions in 1980
423
Up 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
534
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
14
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
179
42% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Ashford in 1980 were fatal and 42% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious17942%
  • Slight23054%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.2%
  • Serious20037%
  • Slight31759%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1980 is highlighted, with 423, up 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday57 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February25 (5.9%)
  • March29 (6.9%)
  • April33 (7.8%)
  • May31 (7.3%)
  • June37 (8.7%)
  • July33 (7.8%)
  • August38 (9%)
  • September42 (9.9%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November38 (9%)
  • December36 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (67%)
  • Dark, no street lighting76 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other27 (6.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (62%)
  • Wet or damp142 (34%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (47%)
  • 40 mph7 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph210 (50%)
  • 70 mph8 (1.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway387 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (28%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant22 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1542 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20169 (32%)
  • 21 to 2555 (10%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6544 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (66%)
  • Passenger112 (21%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car424 (59%)
  • Motorcycle147 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Ashford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1980.

Collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
247th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
127th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1980

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1980: 89, including 6 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2889117634
2ndA20704450219
3rdA204059319
4thA2923240015
5thA2522026010
6thA2621415010
7thB2077141405
8thB2080121315
9thB2229111504
10thA251101805
11thB20676714
12thA2744503
13thB20824603
14thB20742200
15thB21642201
16thB20691100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1980

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1980: 154.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1980

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1980: 117.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1980, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years