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Ashford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 396 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2010, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2009 (424), and casualties fell from 613.

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

Collisions in 2010
396
Down 7% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
534
Down 13% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
7.1% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2010

1.3% of collisions in Ashford in 2010 were fatal and 7.1% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious287.1%
  • Slight36392%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious356.6%
  • Slight49493%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2010 is highlighted, with 396, down 7% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday63 (16%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (5.3%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March28 (7.1%)
  • April35 (8.8%)
  • May34 (8.6%)
  • June34 (8.6%)
  • July34 (8.6%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September36 (9.1%)
  • October39 (9.8%)
  • November31 (7.8%)
  • December29 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight297 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded22 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (64%)
  • Wet or damp114 (29%)
  • Frost or ice19 (4.8%)
  • Snow8 (2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph145 (37%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph148 (37%)
  • 70 mph34 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway306 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (11%)
  • Roundabout35 (8.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20100 (19%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4591 (17%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (5.1%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (65%)
  • Passenger145 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (80%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 140th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
140th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2010

Furley, Ashford, TN24 8YN area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2010, with 28 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2010

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2010: 74, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287410204
2ndA20334403
3rdA292253201
4thM20233201
5thA251202801
6thA2070172422
7thA2042101200
8thA252101202
9thB2067101301
10thB208091100
11thB222991500
12thB208271300
13thA27451100
14thA2624810
15thB20741100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2010

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2010: 136.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2010

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2010: 103.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2010, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years