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Ashford road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 258 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2022, and 373 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 51 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 2021 (248), and casualties rose from 339.

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

Collisions in 2022
258
Up 4% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
373
Up 10% on 2021
Fatal collisions
4
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
51
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2022

1.6% of collisions in Ashford in 2022 were fatal and 20% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious5120%
  • Slight20379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight31284%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2022 is highlighted, with 258, up 4% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (12%)
  • Tuesday35 (14%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (16%)
  • Friday50 (19%)
  • Saturday33 (13%)
  • Sunday25 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:594 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5974 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.5%)
  • February21 (8.1%)
  • March14 (5.4%)
  • April25 (9.7%)
  • May20 (7.8%)
  • June30 (12%)
  • July17 (6.6%)
  • August26 (10%)
  • September20 (7.8%)
  • October17 (6.6%)
  • November25 (9.7%)
  • December21 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit27 (10%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (7.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds226 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry205 (79%)
  • Wet or damp38 (15%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.7%)
  • Snow3 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (5%)
  • 30 mph110 (43%)
  • 40 mph38 (15%)
  • 50 mph18 (7%)
  • 60 mph67 (26%)
  • 70 mph12 (4.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (16%)
  • Roundabout17 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (72%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2053 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4555 (15%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7525 (6.7%)
  • Over 7510 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded20 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (63%)
  • Passenger98 (26%)
  • Pedestrian40 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car374 (80%)
  • Motorcycle32 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 141st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
141st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2022

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2022, with 35 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2022

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2022: 42, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28426205
2ndA20192605
3rdA292192103
4thA2070172511
5thM20101601
6thB222991302
7thA25181301
8thA20425800
9thA26251222
10thB20675701
11thB20825701
12thA2524702
13thA2743811
14thB20802300

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2022

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2022: 105.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2022

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2022: 70.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2022, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years