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Ashford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 313 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2017, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2016 (318), and casualties rose from 449.

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

Collisions in 2017
313
Down 2% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
464
Up 3% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2017

1.9% of collisions in Ashford in 2017 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.9%
  • Serious5618%
  • Slight25180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6514%
  • Slight39385%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2017 is highlighted, with 313, down 2% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday40 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday54 (17%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (5.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.7%)
  • February17 (5.4%)
  • March25 (8%)
  • April17 (5.4%)
  • May31 (9.9%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July25 (8%)
  • August30 (9.6%)
  • September28 (8.9%)
  • October29 (9.3%)
  • November22 (7%)
  • December35 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight233 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit26 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (14%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (72%)
  • Wet or damp77 (25%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1%)
  • 30 mph120 (38%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph105 (34%)
  • 70 mph32 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.1%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant325 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.5%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3577 (17%)
  • 36 to 4579 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (14%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.7%)
  • 66 to 7523 (5%)
  • Over 7525 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (67%)
  • Passenger132 (28%)
  • Pedestrian22 (4.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car428 (74%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown12 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 145th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
126th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2017

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2017, with 20 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2017

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2017: 32, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28325317
2ndM20213515
3rdA2070203811
4thA20192804
5thA204281000
6thA25281011
7thA2925501
8thA2624410
9thB20804504
10thB22294800
11thB20673300
12thA2742300
13thB20822301

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2017

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2017: 98.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2017

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2017: 77.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2017, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2017.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years