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Ashford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1988, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 114 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1987 (462), and casualties fell from 595.

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

Collisions in 1988
422
Down 9% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
556
Down 7% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
114
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1988

2.6% of collisions in Ashford in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious11427%
  • Slight29770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious13725%
  • Slight40873%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1988 is highlighted, with 422, down 9% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (16%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March35 (8.3%)
  • April32 (7.6%)
  • May38 (9%)
  • June31 (7.3%)
  • July33 (7.8%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September27 (6.4%)
  • October47 (11%)
  • November36 (8.5%)
  • December44 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (16%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (12%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds63 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other22 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry268 (64%)
  • Wet or damp142 (34%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph183 (43%)
  • 40 mph16 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph169 (40%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (89%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant295 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (16%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Cyclist42 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant31 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20148 (27%)
  • 21 to 2594 (17%)
  • 26 to 3560 (11%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5546 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (61%)
  • Passenger160 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car494 (66%)
  • Motorcycle92 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 238 of them in 1988.

Collisions
239th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
238th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1988

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1988: 71, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287186121
2ndA2924043012
3rdA2070376308
4thA203554310
5thA251151907
6thA252132833
7thB206791702
8thA2628911
9thA27481302
10thB222981013
11thB20805800
12thB20743301
13thB20692200
14thB20822602
15thB21642200
16thM202200
17thA2681201
18thB20771100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1988

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1988: 152.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1988

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1988: 95.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1988.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years