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TN23 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,377 road traffic collisions in the TN23 postcode district, Ashford, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,480 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 793 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 66 collisions, down 19% on 2024 (81).

Collisions since 1979
4,377
744th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,480
1.25 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
43 people killed
Serious collisions
793
862 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
66
Down 19% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
82
Down 20% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN23

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal410.9%
  • Serious79318%
  • Slight3,54381%

What the data shows

  • TN23 had 714 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 838 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in TN23 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 837 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN23, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in TN23.

Where TN23 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
744th
Most casualties
844th
Most fatal collisions
1,464th
Most serious collisions
752nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday643 (15%)
  • Tuesday621 (14%)
  • Wednesday664 (15%)
  • Thursday688 (16%)
  • Friday715 (16%)
  • Saturday624 (14%)
  • Sunday422 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,241 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit872 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting175 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit46 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown43 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,198 (73%)
  • Roundabout438 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road362 (8.3%)
  • Dual carriageway357 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph63 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph3,201 (73%)
  • 40 mph438 (10%)
  • 50 mph30 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph505 (12%)
  • 70 mph139 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,416 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds614 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds38 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist29 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds5 (0.1%)
  • Other99 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded115 (2.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,886 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist849 (15%)
  • Pedestrian827 (15%)
  • Cyclist614 (11%)
  • Van occupant95 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant94 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)34 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant21 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN23 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN23, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN23 peaked at 133 in 1989; 2025 had 66.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 66
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256682
202481103
202378111
20227098
20215990
20205168
201971101
201882116
201777103
20167992
201576100
201478102
20137995
201282105
201183113
20107997
20097092
200898121
200790120
2006103128
200598130
2004114134
2003102122
2002114147
200198116
20007894
1999111146
199893124
199784110
1996109146
199599117
1994101122
199385110
199296121
1991104135
1990119153
1989133161
198895107
1987116130
1986104117
198598112
1984124141
1983108131
1982106120
1981120142
1980117137
197999118

Map of recent crashes in TN23

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN23

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN23

The 24 most recent collisions in TN23 happened between 28 July and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN23

The A2070 has the most collisions in TN23, 718 of 4,377 (16%), followed by the A28 (507).

Collisions in TN23 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA207071887614156
2ndA28507691896
3rdA292503592568
4thB2229401502788
5thA2042230310422
6thA20142176018
7thB207486112014
8thB207061101
9thA20733401

Council area for TN23

TN23 is in Ashford, where police recorded 18,746 collisions from 1979 to 2025. TN23 accounts for 23% of them.

Town in TN23

Of the 4,377 collisions in TN23, 3,385 (77%) were in Ashford, Ashford.