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Ashford road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 431 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1993, and 614 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 97 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1992 (414), and casualties rose from 549.

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

Collisions in 1993
431
Up 4% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
614
Up 12% on 1992
Fatal collisions
11
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
97
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1993

2.6% of collisions in Ashford in 1993 were fatal and 23% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.6%
  • Serious9723%
  • Slight32375%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12120%
  • Slight48178%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1993 is highlighted, with 431, up 4% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (17%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.6%)
  • February24 (5.6%)
  • March37 (8.6%)
  • April35 (8.1%)
  • May39 (9%)
  • June36 (8.4%)
  • July39 (9%)
  • August28 (6.5%)
  • September29 (6.7%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December41 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds328 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (63%)
  • Wet or damp143 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph194 (45%)
  • 40 mph28 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph174 (40%)
  • 70 mph31 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway360 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (8.1%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (10%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 20123 (20%)
  • 21 to 2592 (15%)
  • 26 to 35109 (18%)
  • 36 to 4571 (12%)
  • 46 to 5554 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.6%)
  • Over 7524 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider389 (63%)
  • Passenger170 (28%)
  • Pedestrian55 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car584 (73%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 199 of them in 1993.

Collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
196th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
148th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1993

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1993: 100, including 3 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28100142319
2ndA20703664110
3rdA292323604
4thA203145010
5thM20202206
6thB2067142220
7thA251131813
8thA25281702
9thA26281305
10thB22298903
11thA27461001
12thB20746900
13thB20826803
14thB21646802
15thB20805512
16thB20771201

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1993

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1993: 162.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1993

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1993: 113.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1993, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years