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Ashford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 318 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2016, and 449 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2015 (341), and casualties fell from 499.

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

Collisions in 2016
318
Down 7% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
449
Down 10% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2016

0.9% of collisions in Ashford in 2016 were fatal and 19% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious6119%
  • Slight25480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7116%
  • Slight37584%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2016 is highlighted, with 318, down 7% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday50 (16%)
  • Wednesday39 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5966 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (4.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (13%)
  • February19 (6%)
  • March26 (8.2%)
  • April25 (7.9%)
  • May23 (7.2%)
  • June28 (8.8%)
  • July31 (9.7%)
  • August27 (8.5%)
  • September26 (8.2%)
  • October17 (5.3%)
  • November31 (9.7%)
  • December24 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (68%)
  • Wet or damp90 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph124 (39%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph107 (34%)
  • 70 mph33 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway243 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • Roundabout16 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (71%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (4%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 107 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2046 (10%)
  • 21 to 2548 (11%)
  • 26 to 3592 (20%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5567 (15%)
  • 56 to 6541 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.3%)
  • Over 7519 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (70%)
  • Passenger113 (25%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (77%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (7%)
  • Motorcycle39 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach20 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 163rd most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2016

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2016, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2016

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2016: 53, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285367010
2ndM20284713
3rdA20202807
4thA2070132002
5thA292132101
6thA2042101402
7thB222991103
8thA25271313
9thB20676803
10thA2515801
11thA2625600
12thB20803500
13thA2742401
14thB20822200
15thA2681301
16thB20701100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2016

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2016: 105.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2016

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2016: 79.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2016, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2016.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years