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Ashford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2018, and 447 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2017 (313), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 2018
310
Down 1% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
447
Down 4% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2018

1.3% of collisions in Ashford in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious5518%
  • Slight25181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6414%
  • Slight37985%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2018 is highlighted, with 310, down 1% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday47 (15%)
  • Wednesday29 (9.4%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday66 (21%)
  • Saturday42 (14%)
  • Sunday41 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.4%)
  • February23 (7.4%)
  • March13 (4.2%)
  • April28 (9%)
  • May27 (8.7%)
  • June25 (8.1%)
  • July33 (11%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September24 (7.7%)
  • October31 (10%)
  • November34 (11%)
  • December29 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight220 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (9.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (70%)
  • Wet or damp84 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.6%)
  • Snow5 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph138 (45%)
  • 40 mph49 (16%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph72 (23%)
  • 70 mph33 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway198 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (18%)
  • Roundabout28 (9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant326 (73%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.9%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.4%)
  • Cyclist27 (6%)
  • Van occupant9 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1530 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 2052 (12%)
  • 21 to 2542 (9.4%)
  • 26 to 3583 (19%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5545 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (7.2%)
  • Over 7518 (4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider299 (67%)
  • Passenger108 (24%)
  • Pedestrian40 (8.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car435 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 137th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
127th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2018

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2018, with 33 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2018

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2018: 42, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28425829
2ndM20294915
3rdA2042182802
4thA20162212
5thA2070101700
6thA25171300
7thA25271105
8thA2625901
9thB206751101
10thB208051102
11thB22295701
12thA2922201
13thA2741200
14thA291100
15thB20821100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2018

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2018: 116.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2018

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2018: 82.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2018, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years