Ashtead road traffic accidents
Ashtead recorded 603 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 797 casualties. Of these collisions, 2 were fatal and 84 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were down 37% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 84
- Casualties
- 797
- Fatal
- 2
- Serious
- 84
- Casualties
- 797
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Ashtead
Roads in Ashtead
Postcode districts in Ashtead
Planning applications nearby
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Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Ashtead
Road collision statistics for Ashtead
Collisions recorded
603
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
797
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
2
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
84
14.3% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Ashtead
Collisions in Ashtead are most frequently recorded on a Tuesday (16.3% of the total), with 24.7% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
78.3% of recorded collisions in Ashtead happen on a single carriageway. Around 23.5% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Ashtead have produced 797 casualties. Pedestrians account for 9.7% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 73 collisions, Monday 91 collisions, Tuesday 98 collisions, Wednesday 76 collisions, Thursday 91 collisions, Friday 97 collisions, Saturday 77 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 454 collisions, Darkness 149 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 472 collisions, Dual carriageway 87 collisions, Unknown 25 collisions, Roundabout 7 collisions, Slip road 6 collisions, One way street/Slip road 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 8 collisions, 30 mph 414 collisions, 40 mph 89 collisions, 50 mph 10 collisions, 60 mph 6 collisions, 70 mph 76 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 461 collisions, Raining no high winds 69 collisions, Unknown 32 collisions, Other 15 collisions, Raining + high winds 8 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 581 casualties, Passenger 139 casualties, Pedestrian 77 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Ashtead
How many road accidents have there been in Ashtead?
603 collisions have been recorded in Ashtead in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 797 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Ashtead were serious or fatal?
2 were fatal and 84 were serious — 14.3% of all recorded collisions in Ashtead resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Ashtead?
Tuesday is the most common day for collisions in Ashtead, accounting for 16.3% of them, and 24.7% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Ashtead happen on?
78.3% of collisions in Ashtead are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Ashtead?
Pedestrians make up 9.7% of the 797 casualties recorded in Ashtead.
Is road safety in Ashtead getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Ashtead fell 37% in 2025 compared with 2024, though year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting.
Where does the road accident data for Ashtead come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Ashtead cover 1999 to 2025.