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Ashford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1984, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1983 (429), and casualties rose from 554.

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

Collisions in 1984
454
Up 6% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
566
Up 2% on 1983
Fatal collisions
10
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Ashford in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.2%
  • Serious14031%
  • Slight30467%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122.1%
  • Serious15027%
  • Slight40471%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1984 is highlighted, with 454, up 6% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday80 (18%)
  • Saturday73 (16%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.2%)
  • February37 (8.1%)
  • March35 (7.7%)
  • April37 (8.1%)
  • May43 (9.5%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July47 (10%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September29 (6.4%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November29 (6.4%)
  • December43 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight331 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (17%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (63%)
  • Wet or damp157 (35%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph229 (50%)
  • 40 mph18 (4%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph194 (43%)
  • 70 mph12 (2.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway407 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist143 (25%)
  • Cyclist68 (12%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20197 (35%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 3560 (11%)
  • 36 to 4543 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5530 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider367 (65%)
  • Passenger144 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (63%)
  • Motorcycle146 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle69 (8.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle16 (2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1984.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
197th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1984

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1984: 83, including 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2883110034
2ndA20704255313
3rdA20334626
4thA292252908
5thA251192204
6thB2229171706
7thB2067101613
8thA25291321
9thB207791014
10thA2628901
11thB207471300
12thB20827802
13thM207700
14thA2745704
15thB21644601
16thB20803302
17thA20331100
18thA2591100
19thB20701101

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1984

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1984: 192.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1984

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1984: 124.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1984, 1 was fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years