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Ashford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1997, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1996 (433), and casualties fell from 637.

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

Collisions in 1997
404
Down 7% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
586
Down 8% on 1996
Fatal collisions
16
4% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1997

4% of collisions in Ashford in 1997 were fatal and 22% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal164%
  • Serious8722%
  • Slight30175%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.9%
  • Serious11119%
  • Slight45878%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1997 is highlighted, with 404, down 7% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (14%)
  • Thursday58 (14%)
  • Friday64 (16%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (9.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.7%)
  • February31 (7.7%)
  • March22 (5.4%)
  • April31 (7.7%)
  • May24 (5.9%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August40 (9.9%)
  • September27 (6.7%)
  • October31 (7.7%)
  • November55 (14%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights lit43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (14%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry280 (69%)
  • Wet or damp110 (27%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.2%)
  • Snow5 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph147 (36%)
  • 40 mph22 (5.4%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph187 (46%)
  • 70 mph39 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (11%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant397 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20111 (19%)
  • 21 to 2555 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5558 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider361 (62%)
  • Passenger180 (31%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car517 (73%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 235 of them in 1997.

Collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1997

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1997: 83, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2883113213
2ndA204879610
3rdA2070273819
4thA292273304
5thM20265018
6thA262183025
7thA252142405
8thA251111211
9thB22298900
10thB20806701
11thA20425600
12thB20675501
13thB20824401
14thA2743300
15thB20693301
16thB21643400
17thA2681101
18thB20741200

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1997

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1997: 135.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1997

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1997: 91.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years