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Ashford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2012, and 541 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2011 (353), and casualties rose from 485.

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

Collisions in 2012
374
Up 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
541
Up 12% on 2011
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2012

2.1% of collisions in Ashford in 2012 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious6217%
  • Slight30481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.7%
  • Serious7013%
  • Slight46285%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2012 is highlighted, with 374, up 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (16%)
  • Wednesday59 (16%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday55 (15%)
  • Saturday42 (11%)
  • Sunday59 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.5%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March28 (7.5%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May30 (8%)
  • June32 (8.6%)
  • July36 (9.6%)
  • August32 (8.6%)
  • September48 (13%)
  • October32 (8.6%)
  • November22 (5.9%)
  • December40 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds274 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (64%)
  • Wet or damp121 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph167 (45%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph114 (30%)
  • 70 mph53 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway286 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (16%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant393 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (7.9%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2078 (14%)
  • 21 to 2583 (15%)
  • 26 to 35102 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5563 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (9.4%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 7531 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (65%)
  • Passenger151 (28%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car532 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach22 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 146th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
146th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
123rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
47th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2012

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2012, with 28 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2012

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2012: 57, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28579429
2ndM20395812
3rdA292263403
4thA20254718
5thA2070244012
6thA251182504
7thA2042142001
8thB22298810
9thA25271002
10thA2625602
11thA2744501
12thB20824701
13thB20673500
14thB20803302
15thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2012

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2012: 136.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2012

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2012: 100.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2012, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years