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Ashford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2008, and 613 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007 (442), and casualties rose from 589.

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

Collisions in 2008
443
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
613
Up 4% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2008

1.1% of collisions in Ashford in 2008 were fatal and 10% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious4610%
  • Slight39288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious569.1%
  • Slight55190%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2008 is highlighted, with 443, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (14%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.7%)
  • February44 (9.9%)
  • March36 (8.1%)
  • April38 (8.6%)
  • May29 (6.5%)
  • June26 (5.9%)
  • July46 (10%)
  • August28 (6.3%)
  • September40 (9%)
  • October29 (6.5%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December41 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (3.4%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (63%)
  • Wet or damp150 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph181 (41%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph156 (35%)
  • 70 mph47 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway329 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (16%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.2%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2597 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (16%)
  • 36 to 45107 (17%)
  • 46 to 5572 (12%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider416 (68%)
  • Passenger151 (25%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car614 (79%)
  • Motorcycle54 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 141st most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2008

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2008, with 29 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2008

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2008: 80, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA288011103
2ndM20375002
3rdA20314723
4thA292313302
5thB2067243402
6thA2070213313
7thA251203303
8thB2229161804
9thA2042121902
10thA262111601
11thA2746802
12thB20826801
13thA2525610
14thB20803500
15thB20742200
16thB20691200
17thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2008

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2008: 153.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2008

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2008: 102.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2008, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years