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TN27 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,859 road traffic collisions in the TN27 postcode district, Ashford, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,218 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 703 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 33 collisions, down 18% on 2024 (40).

Collisions since 1979
2,859
1,366th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,218
1.48 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
83 people killed
Serious collisions
703
870 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
33
Down 18% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
48
Down 9% on 2024

Road collision statistics for TN27

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal752.6%
  • Serious70325%
  • Slight2,08173%

What the data shows

  • TN27 had 495 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 579 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 27% of collisions in TN27 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 316 children under 16 were killed or injured in TN27, 7.6% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 39% of collisions in TN27.

Where TN27 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,366th
Most casualties
1,238th
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
946th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday378 (13%)
  • Tuesday400 (14%)
  • Wednesday379 (13%)
  • Thursday407 (14%)
  • Friday462 (16%)
  • Saturday429 (15%)
  • Sunday404 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,052 (72%)
  • Dark, no street lighting616 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit140 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown24 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,429 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway375 (13%)
  • Roundabout24 (0.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 30 mph451 (16%)
  • 40 mph133 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph138 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph1,810 (63%)
  • 70 mph326 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,134 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds443 (15%)
  • Fog or mist74 (2.6%)
  • Raining with high winds38 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.1%)
  • Other72 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded43 (1.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,159 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist426 (10%)
  • Van occupant186 (4.4%)
  • Pedestrian171 (4.1%)
  • Cyclist111 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)75 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant36 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant16 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

TN27 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in TN27, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in TN27 peaked at 87 in 1995; 2025 had 33.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253348
20244053
20236089
20225177
20213554
20204466
20196499
20184970
20175690
20166388
20155276
20145075
20136098
20126192
20114971
20105483
200968105
20087292
20075366
20066098
20054867
200476115
200377109
20026788
20015892
20006387
19996793
199883128
199765105
199663100
199587127
19945681
19935989
19927099
19915895
199064105
19897194
198870108
198776111
19865583
19855696
19846487
19836695
19826793
19816498
19807197
19796486

Map of recent crashes in TN27

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in TN27

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in TN27

The 24 most recent collisions in TN27 happened between 30 March and 4 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in TN27

The A274 has the most collisions in TN27, 573 of 2,859 (20%), followed by the A20 (363).

Collisions in TN27 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27457384210157
2ndA2036357719108
3rdA2623525241275
4thM20263391737
5thA252122185436
6thB207771101221

Council areas covering TN27

Collisions in TN27 were recorded in 3 council areas. Ashford has 2,195 of 2,859 (77%).

Collisions in TN27 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshford2,1953,28666526
2ndMaidstone5868247164
3rdTunbridge Wells74102212

Towns in TN27

Collisions in TN27 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Charing (293) and Headcorn (171).