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Ashford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2014, and 491 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2013 (376), and casualties fell from 517.

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

Collisions in 2014
352
Down 6% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
491
Down 5% on 2013
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2014

1.7% of collisions in Ashford in 2014 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight28882%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6714%
  • Slight41885%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2014 is highlighted, with 352, down 6% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday43 (12%)
  • Wednesday59 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (13%)
  • Friday53 (15%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday46 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5992 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.4%)
  • February25 (7.1%)
  • March25 (7.1%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May35 (9.9%)
  • June36 (10%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August33 (9.4%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October28 (8%)
  • November31 (8.8%)
  • December27 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (78%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (3.1%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Other4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (34%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2%)
  • 30 mph130 (37%)
  • 40 mph50 (14%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph106 (30%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway248 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (20%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant341 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist40 (8.1%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2551 (10%)
  • 26 to 3598 (20%)
  • 36 to 4571 (14%)
  • 46 to 5574 (15%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.9%)
  • Over 7516 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider316 (64%)
  • Passenger139 (28%)
  • Pedestrian36 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car482 (76%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 154th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
144th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2014

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2014, with 30 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2014

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2014: 49, including 3 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28497537
2ndM20385313
3rdA2070253606
4thA20244118
5thA2042192301
6thA292151902
7thA251121604
8thA25291213
9thA26271301
10thB222971101
11thB20675702
12thB20825800
13thB20803301
14thA2741100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2014

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2014: 113.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2014

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2014: 83.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2014, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years