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Ashford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 466 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2004, and 617 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2003 (494), and casualties fell from 641.

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

Collisions in 2004
466
Down 6% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
617
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
10
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2004

2.1% of collisions in Ashford in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious5512%
  • Slight40186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight53987%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2004 is highlighted, with 466, down 6% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday62 (13%)
  • Wednesday82 (18%)
  • Thursday71 (15%)
  • Friday71 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.8%)
  • February25 (5.4%)
  • March49 (11%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May38 (8.2%)
  • June31 (6.7%)
  • July37 (7.9%)
  • August43 (9.2%)
  • September40 (8.6%)
  • October43 (9.2%)
  • November42 (9%)
  • December45 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight354 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded27 (5.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (64%)
  • Wet or damp139 (30%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.1%)
  • Mud6 (1.3%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph158 (34%)
  • 40 mph45 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph10 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph195 (42%)
  • 70 mph57 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway319 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (19%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant433 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist32 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5%)
  • 16 to 2096 (16%)
  • 21 to 2560 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.4%)
  • Over 7520 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider417 (68%)
  • Passenger142 (23%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (76%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 163rd most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
174th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
198th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2004

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2004, with 44 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2004

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2004: 86, including 5 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2886113511
2ndM20455702
3rdA20435416
4thA20703956010
5thA292394601
6thA2042182700
7thA252132212
8thB2067131511
9thB2080121701
10thA251111201
11thA262102402
12thB208291301
13thA2683400
14thB22293300
15thA2742301
16thB20691100
17thB20741100
18thB20771200

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2004

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2004: 159.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2004

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2004: 114.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2004, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years