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Ashford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 472 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1990, and 652 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1989 (466), and casualties rose from 620.

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

Collisions in 1990
472
Up 1% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
652
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Ashford in 1990 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious11725%
  • Slight34874%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious13821%
  • Slight50778%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1990 is highlighted, with 472, up 1% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (17%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.3%)
  • February37 (7.8%)
  • March39 (8.3%)
  • April35 (7.4%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June27 (5.7%)
  • July39 (8.3%)
  • August51 (11%)
  • September44 (9.3%)
  • October47 (10%)
  • November39 (8.3%)
  • December33 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight334 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (20%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry337 (71%)
  • Wet or damp128 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (39%)
  • 40 mph21 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph248 (53%)
  • 70 mph11 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway417 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.2%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist90 (14%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist46 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 20162 (25%)
  • 21 to 25108 (17%)
  • 26 to 35124 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (65%)
  • Passenger173 (27%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car594 (70%)
  • Motorcycle90 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1990.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1990

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1990: 93, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2893130217
2ndA205595219
3rdA2070476507
4thA292405209
5thA251162113
6thB2229161805
7thA262122202
8thB2080121804
9thB2067101602
10thA25281213
11thB21647800
12thM206811
13thB20824502
14thA2743301

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1990

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1990: 180.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1990

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1990: 119.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1990, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1990.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years