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Ashford road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 248 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2021, and 339 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2020 (242), and casualties fell from 351.

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

Collisions in 2021
248
Up 2% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
339
Down 3% on 2020
Fatal collisions
8
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2021

3.2% of collisions in Ashford in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal83.2%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal82.4%
  • Serious4814%
  • Slight28383%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2021 is highlighted, with 248, up 2% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (17%)
  • Thursday33 (13%)
  • Friday56 (23%)
  • Saturday28 (11%)
  • Sunday23 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5913 (5.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7.7%)
  • February10 (4%)
  • March12 (4.8%)
  • April23 (9.3%)
  • May22 (8.9%)
  • June23 (9.3%)
  • July19 (7.7%)
  • August39 (16%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October13 (5.2%)
  • November22 (8.9%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit21 (8.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (6.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds198 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (71%)
  • Wet or damp65 (26%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (2%)
  • 30 mph103 (42%)
  • 40 mph55 (22%)
  • 50 mph18 (7.3%)
  • 60 mph51 (21%)
  • 70 mph16 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway184 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway46 (19%)
  • Roundabout14 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (10%)
  • Cyclist32 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1511 (3.2%)
  • 16 to 2041 (12%)
  • 21 to 2534 (10%)
  • 26 to 3569 (20%)
  • 36 to 4537 (11%)
  • 46 to 5538 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (13%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.7%)
  • Over 7513 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider245 (72%)
  • Passenger68 (20%)
  • Pedestrian26 (7.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car322 (71%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (8.6%)
  • Motorcycle37 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 350 areas in 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 131st most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
124th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
39th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2021

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2021, with 21 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2021

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2021: 46, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284663010
2ndA20212623
3rdA2070172613
4thA292121413
5thM20101401
6thA204291110
7thA2518902
8thB208081301
9thB22296921
10thA2525701
11thB20674410
12thA2622300
13thA2742501
14thA2681200

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2021

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2021: 93.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2021

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2021: 67.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years