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Ashford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 430 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1981, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 146 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1980 (423), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1981
430
Up 2% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
590
Up 10% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
146
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1981

2.6% of collisions in Ashford in 1981 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious14634%
  • Slight27363%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious17630%
  • Slight40368%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1981 is highlighted, with 430, up 2% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday76 (18%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.7%)
  • February31 (7.2%)
  • March34 (7.9%)
  • April29 (6.7%)
  • May33 (7.7%)
  • June42 (9.8%)
  • July38 (8.8%)
  • August36 (8.4%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November32 (7.4%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting64 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (10%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (63%)
  • Wet or damp142 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph203 (47%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph204 (47%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway373 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.8%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist137 (23%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1545 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20164 (28%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (16%)
  • 36 to 4564 (11%)
  • 46 to 5543 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (5.3%)
  • Over 756 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider345 (58%)
  • Passenger179 (30%)
  • Pedestrian66 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car463 (64%)
  • Motorcycle137 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 232 of them in 1981.

Collisions
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1981

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1981: 83, including 6 fatal and 29 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2883119629
2ndA2924350112
3rdA204273020
4thA20703547012
5thA251141902
6thA252111606
7thA262101213
8thB222991004
9thA27481202
10thB206781203
11thB207781704
12thB20807801
13thB20826803
14thB20745602
15thB21644601
16thA2681201
17thB20651100
18thB20691100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1981

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1981: 175.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1981

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1981: 120.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1981.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years