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Ashford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2013, and 517 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (374), and casualties fell from 541.

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

Collisions in 2013
376
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
517
Down 4% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Ashford in 2013 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5114%
  • Slight32286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight45788%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2013 is highlighted, with 376, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (18%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5954 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5941 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.6%)
  • February25 (6.6%)
  • March22 (5.9%)
  • April16 (4.3%)
  • May33 (8.8%)
  • June37 (9.8%)
  • July48 (13%)
  • August34 (9%)
  • September32 (8.5%)
  • October33 (8.8%)
  • November36 (9.6%)
  • December35 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit34 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (64%)
  • Wet or damp117 (31%)
  • Frost or ice16 (4.3%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph138 (37%)
  • 40 mph53 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph125 (33%)
  • 70 mph43 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway66 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.9%)
  • 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 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant356 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist36 (7%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4564 (12%)
  • 46 to 5580 (15%)
  • 56 to 6548 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5%)
  • Over 758 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider341 (66%)
  • Passenger137 (26%)
  • Pedestrian39 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car507 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 125th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
125th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2013

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2013, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2013

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2013: 63, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28638807
2ndM20375505
3rdA20254604
4thA2070223102
5thA2042202314
6thA292181915
7thA251111501
8thA252111804
9thB20676700
10thB22296801
11thA2625800
12thB20804710
13thA2742500
14thB20822201
15thB20691100
16thB21641100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2013

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2013: 112.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2013

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2013: 89.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 27 December 2013.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years