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TN26 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,670 road traffic collisions in the TN26 postcode district, Ashford, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,953 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 74 were fatal and 660 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, up 13% on 2024 (38).

Collisions since 1979
2,670
1,444th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
3,953
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
74
79 people killed
Serious collisions
660
830 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Up 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
75
Up 32% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN26

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal742.8%
  • Serious66025%
  • Slight1,93673%

What the data shows

  • TN26 had 370 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 38% fewer than the 593 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in TN26 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 335 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN26, 8.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in TN26.

Where TN26 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,444th
Most casualties
1,336th
Most fatal collisions
603rd
Most serious collisions
1,044th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday379 (14%)
  • Tuesday358 (13%)
  • Wednesday357 (13%)
  • Thursday351 (13%)
  • Friday426 (16%)
  • Saturday415 (16%)
  • Sunday384 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,973 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting567 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown23 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,563 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway82 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (0.6%)
  • Roundabout1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph301 (11%)
  • 40 mph212 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph54 (2%)
  • 60 mph2,003 (75%)
  • 70 mph98 (3.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,030 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds415 (16%)
  • Fog or mist41 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds24 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.1%)
  • Other77 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded39 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,832 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist498 (13%)
  • Pedestrian150 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant140 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist139 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)86 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant39 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant31 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant27 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN26 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN26, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN26 peaked at 78 in 1988; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254375
20243857
20233544
20222948
20213138
20202843
20193144
20184981
20174068
20164670
20156592
20145489
20135981
20124771
20115684
20106392
200972105
20086395
20075671
20065889
20056183
200470100
200372109
20026990
200173106
200070106
199973109
19984568
19974878
19964877
19955996
19946378
199364105
19925165
19916498
199067101
19895998
198878123
198778115
19866594
19856194
19846497
19835878
198270107
19815783
19806582
19795576

Map of recent crashes in TN26

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN26

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN26

The 24 most recent collisions in TN26 happened between 29 May and 27 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN26

The A28 has the most collisions in TN26, 632 of 2,670 (24%), followed by the A2070 (358).

Collisions in TN26 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2863294216140
2ndA20703586212087
3rdB2067251358658
4thA20213325767
5thB2080129197342
6thM20385107
7thB20707801
8thA2623311

Council areas covering TN26

Collisions in TN26 were recorded in 2 council areas. Ashford has 2,622 of 2,670 (98%).

Collisions in TN26 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshford2,6223,87369652
2ndFolkestone and Hythe488058

Town in TN26

Of the 2,670 collisions in TN26, 35 (1.3%) were in London Beach.