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Ashford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 462 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1987, and 595 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1986 (451), and casualties rose from 585.

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

Collisions in 1987
462
Up 2% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
595
Up 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
13
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1987

2.8% of collisions in Ashford in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.8%
  • Serious11425%
  • Slight33573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.4%
  • Serious13523%
  • Slight44675%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1987 is highlighted, with 462, up 2% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (15%)
  • Wednesday80 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday72 (16%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (5.8%)
  • February21 (4.5%)
  • March31 (6.7%)
  • April42 (9.1%)
  • May41 (8.9%)
  • June40 (8.7%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August35 (7.6%)
  • September37 (8%)
  • October51 (11%)
  • November49 (11%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds13 (2.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry293 (63%)
  • Wet or damp150 (32%)
  • Snow11 (2.4%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph218 (47%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph204 (44%)
  • 70 mph18 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway404 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist104 (17%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)
  • Cyclist61 (10%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20129 (22%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 35100 (17%)
  • 36 to 4560 (10%)
  • 46 to 5537 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.6%)
  • Over 7511 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider391 (66%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian68 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car541 (68%)
  • Motorcycle100 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle63 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 203 of them in 1987.

Collisions
204th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
121st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1987

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1987: 90, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2890119322
2ndA205480315
3rdA2070435128
4thA292424408
5thA251193118
6thB2229131503
7thB206791001
8thA26281512
9thB207771101
10thA2526703
11thM206900
12thB20825500
13thB21645601
14thA2744400
15thB20804801
16thB20743301
17thB20691201

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1987

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1987: 192.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1987

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1987: 116.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1987, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1987.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years