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Ashford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 451 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2005, and 631 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2004 (466), and casualties rose from 617.

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

Collisions in 2005
451
Down 3% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
631
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
12
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2005

2.7% of collisions in Ashford in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.7%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight38986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal132.1%
  • Serious6610%
  • Slight55287%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2005 is highlighted, with 451, down 3% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (17%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (10%)
  • Sunday54 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (6.4%)
  • February23 (5.1%)
  • March26 (5.8%)
  • April36 (8%)
  • May45 (10%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July37 (8.2%)
  • August33 (7.3%)
  • September42 (9.3%)
  • October49 (11%)
  • November42 (9.3%)
  • December40 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight339 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry306 (68%)
  • Wet or damp122 (27%)
  • Snow13 (2.9%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph163 (36%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph186 (41%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway303 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (16%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant464 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (10%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (18%)
  • 36 to 4597 (15%)
  • 46 to 5559 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (63%)
  • Passenger183 (29%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (77%)
  • Motorcycle63 (7.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Ashford ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 166th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
166th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2005

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2005, with 36 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2005

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2005: 71, including 4 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28719745
2ndM20436733
3rdA20416606
4thA292263603
5thA2042253200
6thA2070131410
7thB2067122011
8thB2229121701
9thA252102403
10thA2518901
11thA2627802
12thB208071101
13thB208251101
14thA2744900
15thA2683400
16thB20702300
17thA2551100
18thA261100
19thB20681100
20thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2005

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2005: 160.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2005

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2005: 119.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2005, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years