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Ashington (Horsham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 176 road traffic collisions in Ashington, Horsham, from 1979 to 2025, and 245 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 3 collisions, up from 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
176
2,089th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
245
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Serious collisions
40
46 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Ashington

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal31.7%
  • Serious4023%
  • Slight13376%

What the data shows

  • Ashington had 13 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 16 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 24% of collisions in Ashington were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Ashington are between noon and 3pm, with 24% of collisions.
  • 25 children under 16 were killed or injured in Ashington, 10% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Ashington ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,089th
Most casualties
2,027th
Most fatal collisions
1,791st
Most serious collisions
1,973rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday24 (14%)
  • Tuesday27 (15%)
  • Wednesday25 (14%)
  • Thursday27 (15%)
  • Friday22 (13%)
  • Saturday24 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (15%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight123 (70%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8 (4.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway16 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph27 (15%)
  • 40 mph102 (58%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph30 (17%)
  • 70 mph16 (9.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds138 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.6%)
  • Other2 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant176 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (7.8%)
  • Pedestrian17 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist10 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Ashington road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Ashington, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Ashington peaked at 13 in 1992; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202333
202211
202100
202011
201922
201812
201700
201600
201513
201422
201300
201233
201135
201011
200944
200800
200711
200611
200522
200426
200344
200222
200144
200022
199946
199833
199733
199611
199511
1994810
19931012
19921324
1991918
1990812
19891215
198856
1987710
1986719
198534
198488
198378
1982915
198167
198023
197956

Map of recent crashes in Ashington

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Ashington

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Ashington

The 24 most recent collisions in Ashington happened between 1 October 2009 and 19 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Ashington

The A24 has the most collisions in Ashington, 114 of 176 (65%), followed by the B2133 (37).

Collisions in Ashington on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24114164225
2ndB21333750111

Council area for Ashington

Ashington is in Horsham, where police recorded 18,567 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Ashington accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode district for Ashington

All 176 collisions in Ashington were in the RH20 postcode district.