Slight
Honda Civic crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 11 Jul 2025, 11:00
- Honda Civic and BMW 5 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461614639
Bearsted & Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8LA area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 193 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bearsted & Downswood ward, Maidstone, from 2001 to 2025, with 251 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 22 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 6 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 193
- 4,406th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 251
- 1.30 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 6 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME15 8LA hotspot
23 of the 193 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal10.5%
- Serious2211%
- Slight17088%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 22
- Slightly injured
- 228
- All casualties
- 251
Accidents by year at the ME15 8LA hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2003, against an average of 7.7 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME15 8LA hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 1
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 7 |
| 2023 | 8 | 10 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 5 | 5 |
| 2018 | 10 | 13 |
| 2017 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 17 |
| 2015 | 5 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 |
| 2012 | 8 | 12 |
| 2011 | 12 | 14 |
| 2010 | 9 | 16 |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 12 | 12 |
| 2007 | 9 | 12 |
| 2006 | 11 | 14 |
| 2005 | 12 | 13 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 15 | 19 |
| 2002 | 14 | 20 |
| 2001 | 7 | 10 |
Map of crashes at the ME15 8LA hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME15 8LA.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bearsted & Downswood, Maidstone, ME15 8LA area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the ME15 8LA hotspot
This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.
Towns near the ME15 8LA hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Bearsted had the most collisions, 126 of 193.
Accident hotspots near ME15 8LA
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DQ area, 1.5 km away, with 70 collisions.
- Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 8DQ area1.5 km away, 88 casualties70 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 4PL area1.7 km away, 98 casualties75 collisions
- Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5PP area1.7 km away, 124 casualties88 collisions
- Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5FY area2 km away, 133 casualties103 collisions
- Shepway, Maidstone, ME15 7PX area2.2 km away, 422 casualties345 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 4NT area2.4 km away, 144 casualties99 collisions
- High Street, Maidstone, ME15 7UA area2.6 km away, 623 casualties492 collisions
- Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 5AP area2.6 km away, 213 casualties173 collisions
All 193 crashes at the ME15 8LA hotspot
Newest first, from 4 April 2001 to 11 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Serious
Volvo XC90 crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 8 Dec 2024, 08:45
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461530569
- Slight
Volkswagen Sharan crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 7 Jul 2024, 14:13
- Volkswagen Sharan and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461468618
- Slight
Volvo V40 crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 1 May 2024, 05:51
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461440460
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 4 Mar 2024, 08:14
- Toyota Yaris and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461419193
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 24 Feb 2024, 11:25
- Ford Focus and Mercedes CLS Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461414071
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 10 Jan 2024, 22:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461399158
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 21 Nov 2023, 12:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461396484
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 16 Nov 2023, 16:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461377092
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 3 Oct 2023, 09:15
- Audi Q3 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461360002
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 4 Sep 2023, 20:09
- Nissan Micra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461351194
- Slight
Lexmoto Assault 125 crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 14 May 2023, 21:23
- Lexmoto Assault 125 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461309270
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 27 Feb 2023, 21:39
- BMW 3 Series, Volkswagen Golf and Kia Sedona
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461285967
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 24 Jan 2023, 13:33
- Toyota Yaris and MG TF
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461272971
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 19 Jan 2023, 11:04
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461273007
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 9 Oct 2022, 14:50
- Ford Focus and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461233814
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 23 Aug 2022, 15:01
- Toyota Corolla and Kawasaki EX
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461219009
- Slight
Hyundai i20 crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 25 Jun 2022, 16:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461193596
- Serious
Mini Cooper crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 17 May 2022, 16:56
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461182901
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 13 Apr 2022, 16:55
- Volkswagen Golf, Ford KA and Seat Leon
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461168806
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 29 Oct 2021, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461104969
- Slight
Ford B-Max crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 25 Oct 2021, 16:28
- Ford B-Max, BMW i3 and Volkswagen Passat
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461128494
- Slight
Ford Transit Courier crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 16 Aug 2021, 12:05
- Ford Transit Courier and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461080100
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 6 Jul 2021, 17:16
- Nissan Note and Audi A1
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461065955
- Serious
Volvo V70 crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 31 Mar 2021, 14:30
- Volvo V70, Vauxhall Astra, Mercedes C Class, Peugeot 308 and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2021461032139
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 28 Aug 2020, 10:15
- Nissan Note and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460979496
- Slight
Rover 75 crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 5 Aug 2020, 17:05
- Rover 75 and Hyundai Kona
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2020461002881
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 30 Jul 2020, 06:28
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460986200
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 29 Jul 2020, 15:30
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460989571
- Serious
Car crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 23 Feb 2020, 15:34
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020461010419
- Slight
Bicycle crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 5 Dec 2019, 06:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460908623
- Serious
Bentley Continental crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 14 Oct 2019, 18:43
- Bentley Continental and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460888823
- Slight
Volkswagen Scirocco crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 25 Aug 2019, 11:58
- Volkswagen Scirocco and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460874979
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 9 Aug 2019, 09:50
- BMW 5 Series and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460871997
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 3 Aug 2019, 23:50
- Fiat Panda and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460882975
- Serious
Audi A8 crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 8 Dec 2018, 12:51
- Audi A8 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460353893
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 26 Nov 2018, 16:16
- Ford Galaxy and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460351708
- Slight
Toyota Hilux crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 30 Oct 2018, 18:30
- Toyota Hilux and Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460342956
- Slight
Piaggio Vespa crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 30 Sep 2018, 13:30
- Piaggio Vespa and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460339611
- Slight
Scania crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 28 Sep 2018, 09:38
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460334396
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 5 Sep 2018, 15:28
- Citroen Berlingo and Audi A5
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460326227
- Slight
Honda Jazz crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 3 Sep 2018, 13:50
- Honda Jazz and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460326500
- Slight
Citroen Berlingo crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 4 Jul 2018, 11:25
- Citroen Berlingo and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460309483
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 12 Mar 2018, 15:17
- Ford Transit, Lexus NX300 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460280091
- Slight
Audi A1 crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 9 Mar 2018, 16:51
- Audi A1 and Ford KA
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460279205
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 6 Nov 2017, 19:03
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460245279
- Slight
Nissan Juke crash on the A20 in Maidstone, 10 Oct 2017, 09:00
- Nissan Juke and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460232265
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 22 Sep 2017, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460225932