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Ashford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 463 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2001, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2000 (481), and casualties fell from 662.

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

Collisions in 2001
463
Down 4% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
621
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2001

1.1% of collisions in Ashford in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious7216%
  • Slight38683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious8814%
  • Slight52785%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2001 is highlighted, with 463, down 4% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday74 (16%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday45 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (10%)
  • February36 (7.8%)
  • March30 (6.5%)
  • April36 (7.8%)
  • May40 (8.6%)
  • June35 (7.6%)
  • July43 (9.3%)
  • August39 (8.4%)
  • September39 (8.4%)
  • October30 (6.5%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December40 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight338 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other26 (5.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (64%)
  • Wet or damp140 (30%)
  • Frost or ice24 (5.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph175 (38%)
  • 40 mph33 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph199 (43%)
  • 70 mph49 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway355 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (13%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant438 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (9.2%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2077 (12%)
  • 21 to 2574 (12%)
  • 26 to 35123 (20%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5568 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.9%)
  • Over 7527 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider403 (65%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car617 (74%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Ashford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 2001.

Collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
175th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2001

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2001, with 37 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2001

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2001: 86, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2886121117
2ndA20527807
3rdA2070486316
4thM20334314
5thA292293504
6thA2042131400
7thA251121400
8thB2080101203
9thA26292002
10thB206791602
11thA2526912
12thA2745701
13thB20825502
14thB22293402
15thB20742300
16thB20571100
17thB21641100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2001

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2001: 163.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2001

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2001: 112.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2001, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years