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Ashford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1989, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (422), and casualties rose from 556.

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

Collisions in 1989
466
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
620
Up 12% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1989

1.9% of collisions in Ashford in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious10222%
  • Slight35576%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious11819%
  • Slight49380%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1989 is highlighted, with 466, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday61 (13%)
  • Friday88 (19%)
  • Saturday82 (18%)
  • Sunday46 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.9%)
  • February34 (7.3%)
  • March21 (4.5%)
  • April36 (7.7%)
  • May28 (6%)
  • June34 (7.3%)
  • July44 (9.4%)
  • August42 (9%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October53 (11%)
  • November47 (10%)
  • December43 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds343 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (18%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry290 (62%)
  • Wet or damp166 (36%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.9%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (47%)
  • 40 mph25 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph207 (44%)
  • 70 mph14 (3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway409 (88%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.6%)
  • Dual carriageway14 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant357 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (15%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1552 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20157 (25%)
  • 21 to 25105 (17%)
  • 26 to 3582 (13%)
  • 36 to 4562 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider357 (58%)
  • Passenger200 (32%)
  • Pedestrian63 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car537 (67%)
  • Motorcycle93 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1989.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1989

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1989: 86, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2886123014
2ndA292505703
3rdA20703952011
4thA203862211
5thA251152213
6thA252152112
7thB2229151707
8thA262122100
9thB2080111407
10thB2067101406
11thB20825600
12thA2743301
13thB20743300
14thB20773300
15thB20692300
16thB21642201
17thM202402

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1989

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1989: 182.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1989

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1989: 133.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1989, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1989.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years