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Ashford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2011, and 485 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 2010 (396), and casualties fell from 534.

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

Collisions in 2011
353
Down 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
485
Down 9% on 2010
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
8.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2011

1.7% of collisions in Ashford in 2011 were fatal and 8.8% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious318.8%
  • Slight31690%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious357.2%
  • Slight44492%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2011 is highlighted, with 353, down 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (15%)
  • Tuesday55 (16%)
  • Wednesday47 (13%)
  • Thursday51 (14%)
  • Friday52 (15%)
  • Saturday55 (16%)
  • Sunday40 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (7.1%)
  • February23 (6.5%)
  • March32 (9.1%)
  • April33 (9.3%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June28 (7.9%)
  • July35 (9.9%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September36 (10%)
  • October21 (5.9%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December27 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (79%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry261 (74%)
  • Wet or damp84 (24%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph141 (40%)
  • 40 mph54 (15%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph120 (34%)
  • 70 mph27 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (12%)
  • Roundabout23 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant338 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7%)
  • Cyclist32 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 2074 (15%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (18%)
  • 36 to 4574 (15%)
  • 46 to 5565 (13%)
  • 56 to 6535 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (70%)
  • Passenger112 (23%)
  • Pedestrian34 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (76%)
  • Motorcycle48 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 166th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2011

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2011, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2011

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2011: 68, including 2 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286810123
2ndA20253502
3rdA292243702
4thM20233100
5thA2042131701
6thA251131801
7thA2070121800
8thA262101401
9thB206791300
10thA25271212
11thB22296700
12thB20804701
13thB20823300
14thA2742300
15thB21642200
16thA2681100
17thB20691300
18thB20771110

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2011

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2011: 128.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2011

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2011: 93.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2011, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years