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Ashford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2002, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2001 (463), and casualties rose from 621.

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

Collisions in 2002
486
Up 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
660
Up 6% on 2001
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2002

1.2% of collisions in Ashford in 2002 were fatal and 13% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight41585%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious7912%
  • Slight57587%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2002 is highlighted, with 486, up 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday61 (13%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday69 (14%)
  • Saturday71 (15%)
  • Sunday60 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.5%)
  • February41 (8.4%)
  • March38 (7.8%)
  • April38 (7.8%)
  • May41 (8.4%)
  • June29 (6%)
  • July37 (7.6%)
  • August43 (8.8%)
  • September46 (9.5%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November35 (7.2%)
  • December51 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting59 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded36 (7.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (65%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph181 (37%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph207 (43%)
  • 70 mph55 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway356 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (15%)
  • Roundabout36 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant463 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist36 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2086 (13%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 35121 (18%)
  • 36 to 4598 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (13%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3%)
  • Not recorded39 (5.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider443 (67%)
  • Passenger167 (25%)
  • Pedestrian50 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car687 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 163rd most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
168th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2002

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2002, with 40 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2002

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2002: 76, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2876103011
2ndA20517102
3rdM20437105
4thA292425204
5thA2070354636
6thA251223004
7thA2042162302
8thB2067151801
9thB2229111501
10thA2528901
11thA26271201
12thB208061006
13thB20825600
14thA2744501

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2002

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2002: 180.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2002

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2002: 125.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2002.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years