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Ashford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 442 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2007, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2006 (458), and casualties fell from 667.

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

Collisions in 2007
442
Down 3% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
589
Down 12% on 2006
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Ashford in 2007 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious439.7%
  • Slight39389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious498.3%
  • Slight53491%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2007 is highlighted, with 442, down 3% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (14%)
  • Tuesday67 (15%)
  • Wednesday64 (14%)
  • Thursday78 (18%)
  • Friday54 (12%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February48 (11%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May34 (7.7%)
  • June42 (9.5%)
  • July38 (8.6%)
  • August30 (6.8%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October36 (8.1%)
  • November44 (10%)
  • December33 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit38 (8.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds340 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry294 (67%)
  • Wet or damp138 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph158 (36%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph21 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph167 (38%)
  • 70 mph46 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (9.8%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.5%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant12 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20107 (18%)
  • 21 to 2576 (13%)
  • 26 to 3594 (16%)
  • 36 to 45100 (17%)
  • 46 to 5556 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (10%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.8%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (69%)
  • Passenger144 (24%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car618 (77%)
  • Motorcycle58 (7.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 152nd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
223rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2007

Furley, Ashford, TN24 8YN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2007, with 34 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2007

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2007: 74, including 3 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287410139
2ndA20587204
3rdM20314412
4thA2070294403
5thA292232801
6thA2042141602
7thA251142103
8thA252102002
9thB2067101311
10thB2229101300
11thB208091111
12thA26281300
13thB20827702
14thA2742200
15thB20771100
16thB21641100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2007

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2007: 138.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2007

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2007: 111.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2007, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years