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Ashford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1998, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (404), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 1998
422
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
588
Level with 1997
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1998

1.9% of collisions in Ashford in 1998 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious8019%
  • Slight33479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious10217%
  • Slight47781%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1998 is highlighted, with 422, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (19%)
  • Wednesday68 (16%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday63 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March35 (8.3%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May31 (7.3%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July36 (8.5%)
  • August33 (7.8%)
  • September41 (9.7%)
  • October33 (7.8%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight307 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds323 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry250 (59%)
  • Wet or damp157 (37%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (40%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph182 (43%)
  • 70 mph42 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (12%)
  • Roundabout32 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant412 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20101 (17%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 4582 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (67%)
  • Passenger144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car579 (75%)
  • Motorcycle57 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (4.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 in Ashford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashford ranked among 351 areas in 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1998.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1998

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1998: 65, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286587013
2ndA2070375103
3rdA20314106
4thA292314106
5thM20315231
6thA262223315
7thA251151804
8thB2067131702
9thB222991200
10thB20826702
11thA27451212
12thB21645501
13thA20424501
14thA2524500
15thB20803310
16thB20742300
17thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1998

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1998: 149.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1998

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1998: 103.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1998, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years