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Ashford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 494 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2003, and 641 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2002 (486), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 2003
494
Up 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
641
Down 3% on 2002
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2003

1.4% of collisions in Ashford in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5712%
  • Slight43087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6410%
  • Slight57089%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2003 is highlighted, with 494, up 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (16%)
  • Tuesday50 (10%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday63 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5976 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (8.1%)
  • February44 (8.9%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April28 (5.7%)
  • May47 (9.5%)
  • June42 (8.5%)
  • July43 (8.7%)
  • August46 (9.3%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November34 (6.9%)
  • December52 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight357 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting74 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds57 (12%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded44 (8.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (72%)
  • Wet or damp125 (25%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph167 (34%)
  • 40 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph235 (48%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway372 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (13%)
  • Roundabout47 (9.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant462 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)
  • Cyclist35 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (14%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.1%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded36 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider429 (67%)
  • Passenger170 (27%)
  • Pedestrian42 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car698 (78%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 152nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2003

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2003, with 32 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2003

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2003: 88, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA288812319
2ndA20506001
3rdA2070425203
4thM20375018
5thA292323703
6thA251233103
7thA252151913
8thB2067131502
9thA2042101410
10thA262101401
11thA27471002
12thB22297800
13thB20806702
14thB20824401
15thB20693300
16thB20741100
17thB20771100
18thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2003

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2003: 154.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2003

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2003: 111.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2003, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years