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Ashford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 261 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2024, and 348 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 72 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (307), and casualties fell from 446.

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

Collisions in 2024
261
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
348
Down 22% on 2023
Fatal collisions
5
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
72
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2024

1.9% of collisions in Ashford in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.9%
  • Serious7228%
  • Slight18470%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious8725%
  • Slight25674%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2024 is highlighted, with 261, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday29 (11%)
  • Tuesday33 (13%)
  • Wednesday42 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (17%)
  • Friday49 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday28 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (23%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5916 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (8.4%)
  • February20 (7.7%)
  • March22 (8.4%)
  • April19 (7.3%)
  • May24 (9.2%)
  • June26 (10%)
  • July20 (7.7%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September11 (4.2%)
  • October22 (8.4%)
  • November25 (9.6%)
  • December21 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight197 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit29 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds209 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other5 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (71%)
  • Wet or damp69 (26%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (3.1%)
  • 30 mph110 (42%)
  • 40 mph44 (17%)
  • 50 mph23 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph69 (26%)
  • 70 mph7 (2.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (13%)
  • Roundabout11 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant223 (64%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (10%)
  • Cyclist21 (6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2047 (14%)
  • 21 to 2522 (6.3%)
  • 26 to 3555 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (16%)
  • 46 to 5532 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6548 (14%)
  • 66 to 7526 (7.5%)
  • Over 7515 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (67%)
  • Passenger71 (20%)
  • Pedestrian44 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car338 (73%)
  • Motorcycle35 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.7%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 140th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
92nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2024

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2024, with 30 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2024

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2024: 56, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285677020
2ndA2070162104
3rdA292162003
4thA20101803
5thA204271102
6thM207901
7thA2515611
8thA2625801
9thA2524511
10thB20674702
11thB20804602
12thB22294401
13thA2742200
14thB20822401
15thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2024

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2024: 95.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2024

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2024: 81.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 22 December 2024.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years