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Ashford road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 307 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2023, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 76 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2022 (258), and casualties rose from 373.

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

Collisions in 2023
307
Up 19% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
446
Up 20% on 2022
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
76
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2023

2% of collisions in Ashford in 2023 were fatal and 25% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious7625%
  • Slight22573%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious8419%
  • Slight35580%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2023 is highlighted, with 307, up 19% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (13%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday39 (13%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday59 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:592 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5972 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.2%)
  • February27 (8.8%)
  • March27 (8.8%)
  • April22 (7.2%)
  • May21 (6.8%)
  • June32 (10%)
  • July29 (9.4%)
  • August26 (8.5%)
  • September21 (6.8%)
  • October33 (11%)
  • November33 (11%)
  • December17 (5.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (76%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit32 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds238 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (69%)
  • Wet or damp89 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2%)
  • 30 mph111 (36%)
  • 40 mph62 (20%)
  • 50 mph23 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph89 (29%)
  • 70 mph16 (5.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway227 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (17%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant336 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (7.4%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (4.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2062 (14%)
  • 21 to 2549 (11%)
  • 26 to 3586 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (13%)
  • 46 to 5542 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6550 (11%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4%)
  • Over 7530 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider313 (70%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian27 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car421 (77%)
  • Motorcycle33 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 107th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
94th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2023

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2023, with 20 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2023

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2023: 48, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284864111
2ndA2070274218
3rdA20212606
4thA292162505
5thM20122104
6thA2042101615
7thA251101310
8thB206771501
9thA2625601
10thB20805701
11thB22295601
12thA2523501
13thA2742200
14thA2681100
15thB20861301

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2023

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2023: 109.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2023

TN24 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2023: 88.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2023, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years