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Ashford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 256 road traffic collisions in Ashford in 2025, and 356 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2024 (261), and casualties rose from 348.

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

Collisions in 2025
256
Down 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
356
Up 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Ashford in 2025

2.7% of collisions in Ashford in 2025 were fatal and 28% serious, against 2% and 20% in Ashford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.7%
  • Serious7128%
  • Slight17870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal72%
  • Serious8123%
  • Slight26875%

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 494 in 2003. 2025 is highlighted, with 256, down 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (16%)
  • Tuesday44 (17%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday34 (13%)
  • Friday43 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (14%)
  • Sunday23 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:593 (1.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5934 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (12%)
  • February16 (6.3%)
  • March20 (7.8%)
  • April20 (7.8%)
  • May32 (13%)
  • June18 (7%)
  • July19 (7.4%)
  • August19 (7.4%)
  • September21 (8.2%)
  • October20 (7.8%)
  • November21 (8.2%)
  • December20 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight186 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights lit30 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds211 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other8 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (71%)
  • Wet or damp64 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (3.5%)
  • 30 mph92 (36%)
  • 40 mph54 (21%)
  • 50 mph13 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph70 (27%)
  • 70 mph18 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (20%)
  • Roundabout12 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Ashford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (12%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 107 (2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2027 (7.6%)
  • 21 to 2541 (12%)
  • 26 to 3561 (17%)
  • 36 to 4549 (14%)
  • 46 to 5542 (12%)
  • 56 to 6546 (13%)
  • 66 to 7527 (7.6%)
  • Over 7524 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider240 (67%)
  • Passenger77 (22%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car337 (71%)
  • Motorcycle42 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Ashford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Ashford had the 139th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
131st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Ashford in 2025

Victoria, Ashford, TN23 1QG area was the busiest accident hotspot in Ashford in 2025, with 21 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Ashford with the most crashes in 2025

The A28 had the most collisions in Ashford in 2025: 42, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Ashford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284264014
2ndA20161814
3rdA2070162626
4thA292151703
5thM20142125
6thA2042111502
7thB20677803
8thA2626703
9thA2515601
10thA2524803
11thB208041002
12thB20822200
13thB22292300
14thB20861100

Towns in Ashford: crashes in 2025

Ashford, Ashford had the most collisions of any town in Ashford in 2025: 82.

Postcode districts in Ashford: crashes in 2025

TN23 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Ashford in 2025: 66.

Latest crashes in Ashford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Ashford in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2025.

Severity

Ashford road accidents in other years