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Kirkby-in-Ashfield road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 2,229 road traffic collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Ashfield, from 1979 to 2025, and 2,805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 20 were fatal and 435 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 29 collisions, up 7% on 2024 (27).

Collisions since 1979
2,229
421st highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
2,805
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
20
21 people killed
Serious collisions
435
473 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
29
Up 7% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal200.9%
  • Serious43520%
  • Slight1,77480%

What the data shows

  • Kirkby-in-Ashfield had 306 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 25% fewer than the 407 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 502 children under 16 were killed or injured in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 35% of collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield.

Where Kirkby-in-Ashfield ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
421st
Most casualties
423rd
Most fatal collisions
497th
Most serious collisions
379th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday333 (15%)
  • Tuesday328 (15%)
  • Wednesday293 (13%)
  • Thursday369 (17%)
  • Friday410 (18%)
  • Saturday295 (13%)
  • Sunday201 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight1,598 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit590 (26%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown20 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,143 (96%)
  • Roundabout61 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (0.6%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,129 (96%)
  • 40 mph24 (1.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph58 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds1,773 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds284 (13%)
  • Fog or mist31 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds18 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds16 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded45 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,332 (47%)
  • Pedestrian532 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist415 (15%)
  • Cyclist284 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant114 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant70 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant15 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Kirkby-in-Ashfield road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield peaked at 79 in 1988; 2025 had 29.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 29
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252933
20242728
20233640
20222731
20211922
20202025
20194350
20183544
20172734
20164358
20153236
20143746
20134257
20124152
20113148
20104666
20093940
20084352
20074859
20064866
20054760
20043754
20034858
20024555
20013952
20005063
19994860
19985469
19975772
19965160
19956682
19947894
199377100
19925876
19915984
19907287
19896173
19887986
19875878
19866683
19854960
19845369
19835671
19825875
19815874
19805270
19794053

Map of recent crashes in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

The 24 most recent collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield happened between 2 May and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Kirkby-in-Ashfield

The B6020 has the most collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, 592 of 2,229 (27%), followed by the B6021 (443).

Collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB60205927403114
2ndB6021443579894
3rdB6018396524580
4thA38475908
5thA611355406
6thB601971101

Council area for Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Kirkby-in-Ashfield is in Ashfield, where police recorded 15,808 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Kirkby-in-Ashfield accounts for 14% of them.

Postcode district for Kirkby-in-Ashfield

All 2,229 collisions in Kirkby-in-Ashfield were in the NG17 postcode district.