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Ashford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2019, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2018, and casualties rose from 447.

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

Collisions in 2019
310
Level with 2018
Casualties in 2019
464
Up 4% on 2018
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2019

0.6% of collisions in Ashford in 2019 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious6220%
  • Slight24679%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious7115%
  • Slight39184%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2019 is highlighted, with 310, level with 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (21%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday34 (11%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday43 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5935 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February18 (5.8%)
  • March24 (7.7%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May29 (9.4%)
  • June28 (9%)
  • July25 (8.1%)
  • August23 (7.4%)
  • September28 (9%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November30 (9.7%)
  • December27 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds251 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry219 (71%)
  • Wet or damp86 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.3%)
  • 30 mph139 (45%)
  • 40 mph60 (19%)
  • 50 mph11 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph77 (25%)
  • 70 mph19 (6.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (71%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist29 (6.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2056 (12%)
  • 21 to 2556 (12%)
  • 26 to 3566 (14%)
  • 36 to 4562 (13%)
  • 46 to 5556 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7546 (9.9%)
  • Over 7518 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (67%)
  • Passenger117 (25%)
  • Pedestrian38 (8.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car425 (75%)
  • Motorcycle34 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 128th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2019

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2019, with 25 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2019

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2019: 57, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285787012
2ndM20233803
3rdA292192202
4thA20172703
5thA2070162002
6thA25291703
7thA26291502
8thA204281301
9thA25181510
10thB20676702
11thA2744702
12thB20804602
13thB20823400
14thB22292201

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2019

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2019: 112.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2019

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2019: 74.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years