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Ashford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1985, and 521 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1984 (454), and casualties fell from 566.

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

Collisions in 1985
390
Down 14% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
521
Down 8% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1985

2.3% of collisions in Ashford in 1985 were fatal and 31% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious12231%
  • Slight25966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious15329%
  • Slight35869%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1985 is highlighted, with 390, down 14% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday62 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (4.1%)
  • February23 (5.9%)
  • March29 (7.4%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May37 (9.5%)
  • June32 (8.2%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August41 (11%)
  • September38 (9.7%)
  • October33 (8.5%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December32 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight286 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (13%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (15%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (66%)
  • Wet or damp116 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.8%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (50%)
  • 40 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph165 (42%)
  • 70 mph13 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (84%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.4%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant283 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20169 (32%)
  • 21 to 2560 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4550 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5535 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (60%)
  • Passenger154 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car445 (66%)
  • Motorcycle118 (17%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Ashford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashford ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1985.

Collisions
255th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1985

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1985: 77, including 2 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2877102225
2ndA2923639111
3rdA203465113
4thA2070324429
5thA252121603
6thA262101204
7thM20101304
8thA2518901
9thB222981103
10thA27461304
11thB20676911
12thB20773400
13thB20823300
14thB20742301
15thB21642200
16thA2681100
17thA2901100
18thB20681201
19thB20701100
20thB20801100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1985

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1985: 163.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1985

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1985: 98.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years