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Ashford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 341 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2015, and 499 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2014 (352), and casualties rose from 491.

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

Collisions in 2015
341
Down 3% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
499
Up 2% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2015

1.5% of collisions in Ashford in 2015 were fatal and 14% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5511%
  • Slight43988%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2015 is highlighted, with 341, down 3% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday69 (20%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday46 (13%)
  • Saturday41 (12%)
  • Sunday33 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.8%)
  • February31 (9.1%)
  • March30 (8.8%)
  • April23 (6.7%)
  • May24 (7%)
  • June36 (11%)
  • July45 (13%)
  • August27 (7.9%)
  • September35 (10%)
  • October22 (6.5%)
  • November18 (5.3%)
  • December20 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (9.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds267 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph125 (37%)
  • 40 mph47 (14%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.2%)
  • 60 mph110 (32%)
  • 70 mph33 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (12%)
  • Roundabout37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Cyclist37 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant30 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1523 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2063 (13%)
  • 21 to 2558 (12%)
  • 26 to 3599 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (14%)
  • 56 to 6553 (11%)
  • 66 to 7530 (6%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider334 (67%)
  • Passenger130 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car436 (72%)
  • Motorcycle50 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach16 (2.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 148th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
148th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2015

Highfield, Ashford, TN24 0UX area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2015, with 23 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2015

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2015: 56, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28569015
2ndM20296616
3rdA2070253513
4thA20232906
5thA292181901
6thA2042142200
7thA262101201
8thB2080101513
9thB206781201
10thB222951004
11thA2524501
12thA2513400
13thA2743510
14thB20823300

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2015

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2015: 100.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2015

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2015: 79.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2015, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years