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Ashford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2000, and 662 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1999 (485), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 2000
481
Down 1% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
662
Down 3% on 1999
Fatal collisions
8
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2000

1.7% of collisions in Ashford in 2000 were fatal and 21% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious10221%
  • Slight37177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious11918%
  • Slight53581%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2000 is highlighted, with 481, down 1% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday69 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (16%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday56 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9.8%)
  • February36 (7.5%)
  • March37 (7.7%)
  • April35 (7.3%)
  • May43 (8.9%)
  • June37 (7.7%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August38 (7.9%)
  • September33 (6.9%)
  • October33 (6.9%)
  • November44 (9.1%)
  • December47 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit55 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds376 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (62%)
  • Wet or damp171 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (37%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph206 (43%)
  • 70 mph48 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway362 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (14%)
  • Roundabout33 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (11%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (15%)
  • 21 to 2566 (10%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (18%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6545 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider441 (67%)
  • Passenger183 (28%)
  • Pedestrian38 (5.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (76%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in Ashford

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Ashford ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2000.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2000

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2000: 95, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2895154324
2ndA20705774310
3rdA20385607
4thA292353902
5thM20344317
6thA262152104
7thA2042121600
8thA251121705
9thB206791703
10thB20808904
11thA2527901
12thB22296600
13thB20825702
14thA2744401
15thA2682201
16thB20741101
17thB20771100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2000

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2000: 139.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2000

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2000: 128.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years