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Ashford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1982, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 141 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1981 (430), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 1982
417
Down 3% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
557
Down 6% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
141
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1982

2.9% of collisions in Ashford in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.9%
  • Serious14134%
  • Slight26463%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious17732%
  • Slight36866%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1982 is highlighted, with 417, down 3% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (17%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday64 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:591 (0.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.4%)
  • February24 (5.8%)
  • March48 (12%)
  • April23 (5.5%)
  • May31 (7.4%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July33 (7.9%)
  • August38 (9.1%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October31 (7.4%)
  • November30 (7.2%)
  • December39 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting73 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry252 (60%)
  • Wet or damp151 (36%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (43%)
  • 40 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph215 (52%)
  • 70 mph9 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway363 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.5%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (23%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist46 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20149 (27%)
  • 21 to 2572 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (15%)
  • 36 to 4566 (12%)
  • 46 to 5541 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (65%)
  • Passenger143 (26%)
  • Pedestrian52 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (64%)
  • Motorcycle123 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 248 of them in 1982.

Collisions
249th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1982

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1982: 83, including 2 fatal and 31 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2883127231
2ndA292414409
3rdA203351112
4thA20703341018
5thA252143022
6thA262121412
7thA25191922
8thM2091113
9thB20676802
10thB208061203
11thB22296603
12thA2745502
13thB20774400
14thB20743301
15thB20823300
16thB21643300
17thA20731101
18thB20691100
19thB20701100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1982

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1982: 163.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1982

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1982: 104.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1982, 2 were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years