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Ashford road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1986, and 585 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1985 (390), and casualties rose from 521.

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

Collisions in 1986
451
Up 16% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
585
Up 12% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1986

2% of collisions in Ashford in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious12728%
  • Slight31570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious15627%
  • Slight41972%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1986 is highlighted, with 451, up 16% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday80 (18%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday65 (14%)
  • Saturday78 (17%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.2%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March29 (6.4%)
  • April49 (11%)
  • May35 (7.8%)
  • June26 (5.8%)
  • July41 (9.1%)
  • August39 (8.6%)
  • September35 (7.8%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November37 (8.2%)
  • December57 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (69%)
  • Dark, no street lighting79 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds335 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds87 (19%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (56%)
  • Wet or damp169 (37%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.3%)
  • Snow5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (43%)
  • 40 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph231 (51%)
  • 70 mph10 (2.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway391 (87%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.1%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant347 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (19%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist41 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20173 (30%)
  • 21 to 2587 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 4553 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (65%)
  • Passenger153 (26%)
  • Pedestrian50 (8.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (70%)
  • Motorcycle109 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Ashford ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 1986.

Collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
227th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
190th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1986

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1986: 77, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2877109223
2ndA20704351110
3rdA292434616
4thA203559212
5thA252152405
6thA262132006
7thA251121303
8thB2229121205
9thB2067111204
10thB208081303
11thB20826801
12thM206601
13thB20774601
14thB21644410
15thB20692302
16thB20742201
17thB20862300
18thA21510
19thA2651100
20thA2681201

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1986

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1986: 162.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1986

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1986: 103.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1986, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years