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Ashford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1996, and 637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1995 (445), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 1996
433
Down 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
637
Up 3% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Ashford in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious8319%
  • Slight34580%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious10216%
  • Slight53083%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1996 is highlighted, with 433, down 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (17%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday55 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (15%)
  • Friday69 (16%)
  • Saturday57 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.1%)
  • February28 (6.5%)
  • March28 (6.5%)
  • April36 (8.3%)
  • May33 (7.6%)
  • June37 (8.5%)
  • July35 (8.1%)
  • August35 (8.1%)
  • September43 (9.9%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November51 (12%)
  • December28 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit61 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry295 (68%)
  • Wet or damp117 (27%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph200 (46%)
  • 40 mph29 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph176 (41%)
  • 70 mph26 (6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway354 (82%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.9%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (70%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist48 (7.5%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20106 (17%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35129 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (12%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.6%)
  • 56 to 6534 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded34 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider383 (60%)
  • Passenger196 (31%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car620 (77%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 216 of them in 1996.

Collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1996

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1996: 91, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2891152218
2ndA20375406
3rdA2070324307
4thA292314917
5thM20172401
6thA251162804
7thB2229141713
8thA262122204
9thB206791002
10thB216491100
11thA25281102
12thB207471002
13thB208071302
14thA2745702
15thA20424500
16thB20824501
17thB20691100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1996

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1996: 179.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1996

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1996: 118.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1996.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years