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Ashford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 6,759 road traffic collisions in Ashford from 1979 to 2025, and 8,220 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 42 were fatal and 1,161 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, down 14% on 2024 (95).

Collisions since 1979
6,759
167th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
8,220
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
42
44 people killed
Serious collisions
1,161
1,240 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
82
Down 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
100
Down 13% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashford

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal420.6%
  • Serious1,16117%
  • Slight5,55682%

What the data shows

  • Ashford had 994 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 24% fewer than the 1,306 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Ashford were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,378 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashford, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in Ashford.

Where Ashford ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
167th
Most casualties
169th
Most fatal collisions
262nd
Most serious collisions
164th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday999 (15%)
  • Tuesday1,024 (15%)
  • Wednesday1,031 (15%)
  • Thursday1,041 (15%)
  • Friday1,138 (17%)
  • Saturday899 (13%)
  • Sunday627 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight5,084 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,405 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting114 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit80 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown76 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,972 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway673 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road574 (8.5%)
  • Roundabout501 (7.4%)
  • Not recorded39 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph92 (1.4%)
  • 30 mph5,731 (85%)
  • 40 mph446 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph22 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph241 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph226 (3.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds5,293 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds938 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds60 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist38 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds35 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other155 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded189 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,138 (50%)
  • Pedestrian1,417 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist1,186 (14%)
  • Cyclist1,056 (13%)
  • Bus or coach occupant168 (2%)
  • Van occupant112 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)48 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant30 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant28 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant24 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashford peaked at 192 in 1987; 2025 had 82.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202582100
202495115
2023109149
2022105137
202193122
20207996
2019112142
2018116155
201798122
2016105134
2015100142
2014113136
2013112130
2012136167
2011128162
2010136165
2009127166
2008153194
2007138168
2006163199
2005160209
2004159186
2003154185
2002180229
2001163192
2000139182
1999171215
1998149183
1997135163
1996179236
1995165198
1994173215
1993162196
1992154181
1991172216
1990180224
1989182207
1988152165
1987192216
1986163183
1985163186
1984192214
1983178207
1982164175
1981175206
1980155179
1979148171

Map of recent crashes in Ashford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashford

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashford happened between 25 September and 22 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashford

The A292 has the most collisions in Ashford, 1,303 of 6,759 (19%), followed by the A28 (896).

Collisions in Ashford on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2921,3031,5398220
2ndA288961,1587154
3rdA20706007287123
4thB2229362453678
5thA20339437043
6thA251208253441
7thA2042167216117
8thM20133184120
9thB207487113014
10thB216483106116
11thB20704400
12thA20733401

Council areas covering Ashford

Collisions in Ashford were recorded in 2 council areas. Ashford has 6,754 of 6,759 (99.9%).

Collisions in Ashford by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshford6,7548,215421,161
2ndFolkestone and Hythe3300

Postcode districts in Ashford

Collisions in Ashford were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by TN23 (3,385) and TN24 (3,271).