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Ashford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1991, and 598 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1990 (472), and casualties fell from 652.

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

Collisions in 1991
431
Down 9% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
598
Down 8% on 1990
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1991

2.6% of collisions in Ashford in 1991 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight34079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.8%
  • Serious10017%
  • Slight48781%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1991 is highlighted, with 431, down 9% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday61 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (16%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (16%)
  • Sunday39 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.3%)
  • February21 (4.9%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April30 (7%)
  • May48 (11%)
  • June39 (9%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September47 (11%)
  • October28 (6.5%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December39 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight327 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (20%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (65%)
  • Wet or damp131 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph193 (45%)
  • 40 mph30 (7%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph195 (45%)
  • 70 mph7 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway380 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant377 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (12%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)
  • Cyclist36 (6%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20122 (20%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 3591 (15%)
  • 36 to 4583 (14%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.4%)
  • Over 7519 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (62%)
  • Passenger161 (27%)
  • Pedestrian65 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (72%)
  • Motorcycle68 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.7%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 207 of them in 1991.

Collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
213th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1991

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1991: 90, including 3 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2890131316
2ndA2070516527
3rdA292415017
4thA20243104
5thA252121722
6thA251111210
7thB2067101703
8thB222991002
9thM2091002
10thA26281202
11thB208071603
12thA27441211
13thB20693410
14thB20743801
15thB20823600
16thB20861200
17thB21641200

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1991

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1991: 172.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1991

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1991: 104.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1991, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years