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London Beach road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 119 road traffic collisions in London Beach, Ashford, from 1979 to 2025, and 177 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 26 were serious.

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

Collisions since 1979
119
2,596th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
177
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Serious collisions
26
37 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
2 in 2024

Road collision statistics for London Beach

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious2622%
  • Slight9378%

What the data shows

  • London Beach had 19 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 34% fewer than the 29 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 22% of collisions in London Beach were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 20 children under 16 were killed or injured in London Beach, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 31% of collisions in London Beach.

Where London Beach ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,596th
Most casualties
2,443rd
Most fatal collisions
None
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday17 (14%)
  • Wednesday15 (13%)
  • Thursday12 (10%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday23 (19%)
  • Sunday14 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight77 (65%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (29%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway116 (97%)
  • Dual carriageway2 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph4 (3.4%)
  • 40 mph18 (15%)
  • 60 mph96 (81%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds95 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds11 (9.2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (4.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.5%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant133 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist24 (14%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant5 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

London Beach road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in London Beach, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in London Beach peaked at 7 in 1997; 2025 had 3.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202533
202422
202311
202200
202111
202011
201933
201823
201737
201635
201511
201425
201334
201212
201147
201033
200944
2008610
200759
200600
200533
200433
200322
200211
200100
200022
199924
199825
199778
199611
199559
199469
1993510
199223
199100
199023
198935
198800
198711
198634
1985615
198411
198333
198213
198145
198044
197922

Map of recent crashes in London Beach

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in London Beach

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in London Beach

The 24 most recent collisions in London Beach happened between 28 February 2013 and 11 August 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in London Beach

The A28 has the most collisions in London Beach, 76 of 119 (64%), followed by the A262 (35).

Collisions in London Beach on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287610809
2ndA2623557013

Council area for London Beach

London Beach is in Ashford, where police recorded 18,746 collisions from 1979 to 2025. London Beach accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode districts in London Beach

Collisions in London Beach were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by TN30 (84) and TN26 (35).