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Ashford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 485 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 1999, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 84 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1998 (422), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 1999
485
Up 15% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
683
Up 16% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
84
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 1999

2.1% of collisions in Ashford in 1999 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious8417%
  • Slight39181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.5%
  • Serious9113%
  • Slight58285%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 1999 is highlighted, with 485, up 15% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (16%)
  • Tuesday71 (15%)
  • Wednesday67 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday67 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (10%)
  • February26 (5.4%)
  • March32 (6.6%)
  • April40 (8.2%)
  • May42 (8.7%)
  • June41 (8.5%)
  • July43 (8.9%)
  • August40 (8.2%)
  • September44 (9.1%)
  • October42 (8.7%)
  • November35 (7.2%)
  • December51 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight366 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting66 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds372 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (66%)
  • Wet or damp148 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph193 (40%)
  • 40 mph28 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph200 (41%)
  • 70 mph60 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (13%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant470 (69%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist49 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20103 (15%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35137 (20%)
  • 36 to 4576 (11%)
  • 46 to 5593 (14%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7529 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded29 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (63%)
  • Passenger189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car657 (77%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 173rd most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 1999

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 1999: 83, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2883128113
2ndM20487917
3rdA2070456019
4thA20395716
5thA292374605
6thA251132302
7thB2067121904
8thA252111420
9thA262101413
10thB222991100
11thA20426701
12thA27461001
13thB208261301
14thB20745700
15thB20805604
16thB21642200
17thB20691100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 1999

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 1999: 171.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 1999

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 1999: 111.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 1999, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years