Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A2 in Swale, 8 Dec 2025, 17:23
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461681233
Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow, Swale, ME9 8BS area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 230 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward, Swale, from 2001 to 2025, with 302 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 22 were serious.
In 2025 there were 6 collisions here, up from 4 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 230
- 3,646th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 302
- 1.31 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 6
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME9 8BS hotspot
25 of the 230 collisions here (11%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31.3%
- Serious229.6%
- Slight20589%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 23
- Slightly injured
- 276
- All casualties
- 302
Accidents by year at the ME9 8BS hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 20 in 2014, against an average of 9.2 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME9 8BS hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 6
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 7 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 4 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11 |
| 2021 | 7 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 | 12 |
| 2018 | 11 | 15 |
| 2017 | 16 | 20 |
| 2016 | 14 | 19 |
| 2015 | 16 | 23 |
| 2014 | 20 | 29 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 |
| 2010 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 16 | 20 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 | 14 |
| 2004 | 10 | 16 |
| 2003 | 7 | 12 |
| 2002 | 10 | 12 |
| 2001 | 12 | 15 |
Map of crashes at the ME9 8BS hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME9 8BS.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow, Swale, ME9 8BS area accident hotspot
Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.
- 48 crashes
- Fatal
- Serious
- Slight
Centre of the hotspot
Hotspot area, 700 m radius
Details of the ME9 8BS 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.
- Ward
- Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow
- Council area
- Swale
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- ME9 8BS
- Postcode district
- ME9
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.34574, 0.69605
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 8 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 3,646th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the ME9 8BS hotspot
Of the built-up areas this hotspot reaches, Keycol had the most collisions, 54 of 230.
Accident hotspots near ME9 8BS
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Borden and Grove Park, Swale, ME10 1QQ area, 1.1 km away, with 406 collisions.
- Borden and Grove Park, Swale, ME10 1QQ area1.1 km away, 535 casualties406 collisions
- Homewood, Swale, ME10 1XN area1.9 km away, 145 casualties119 collisions
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Swale, ME9 7JR area2.1 km away, 126 casualties102 collisions
- Borden and Grove Park, Swale, ME9 7QG area2.2 km away, 114 casualties66 collisions
- Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area2.7 km away, 953 casualties767 collisions
- Milton Regis, Swale, ME10 2EE area2.7 km away, 360 casualties288 collisions
- Woodstock, Swale, ME10 4QP area3.1 km away, 136 casualties102 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME9 7QD area3.2 km away, 799 casualties503 collisions
All 230 crashes at the ME9 8BS hotspot
Newest first, from 19 January 2001 to 8 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Car crash on the A2 in Swale, 3 Dec 2025, 08:07
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461681844
- Slight
Yamaha YZF crash on the A2 in Swale, 5 Aug 2025, 17:50
- Yamaha YZF and Ford Kuga
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461627238
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A249 in Swale, 23 May 2025, 11:19
- 2 Ford Transit Customs and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461593808
- Serious
Aprilia Tuono crash on the A249 in Swale, 2 Apr 2025, 20:10
- Aprilia Tuono and Volvo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461573404
- Slight
Honda CBR crash on the A249 in Swale, 20 Jan 2025, 06:42
- Honda CBR and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461543869
- Slight
Skoda Kamiq crash on the A2 in Swale, 14 Oct 2024, 10:30
- Skoda Kamiq and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461511229
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 21 Jul 2024, 18:22
- Ford Fiesta and Audi Q4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024461471864
- Serious
Nissan Qashqai crash on the A2 in Swale, 31 Mar 2024, 17:16
- Nissan Qashqai and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024461426738
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A249 in Swale, 1 Feb 2024, 19:40
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461405709
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the A249 in Swale, 31 Dec 2023, 12:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461393517
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A2 in Swale, 12 Oct 2023, 07:00
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461363624
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 11 Jun 2023, 17:27
- Ford Fiesta and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461318807
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A2 in Swale, 18 May 2023, 20:13
- Vauxhall Astra and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461311200
- Slight
Nissan Note crash on the A2 in Swale, 2 Dec 2022, 21:16
- Nissan Note, Suzuki Swift, Audi S3 and Ford Focus
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022461253334
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the A2 in Swale, 20 Sep 2022, 18:08
- Volkswagen Caddy and Honda NT700V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461237941
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A2 in Swale, 15 Sep 2022, 18:19
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461236972
- Fatal
Renault Master crash on the A249 in Swale, 28 Jun 2022, 23:58
- Renault Master, Mercedes Sprinter and a lorry
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461193205
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A249 in Swale, 27 May 2022, 08:18
- Mercedes C Class, Peugeot Boxer and BMW 4 Series
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461187673
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A2 in Swale, 9 May 2022, 09:15
- Mercedes Sprinter and Honda VFR 1200
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461180369
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the A2 in Swale, 23 Nov 2021, 13:51
- Peugeot Partner, BMW 5 Series, Volvo XC90, Ford Focus and 3 more vehicles
- 7 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461114514
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A2 in Swale, 27 Sep 2021, 17:47
- Nissan Micra and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461093454
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A2 in Swale, 28 Jun 2021, 18:30
- Land Rover Discovery and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461063330
- Slight
Dacia Duster crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 22 Jun 2021, 13:40
- Dacia Duster and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461079763
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A2 in Swale, 20 May 2021, 19:15
- Vauxhall Insignia and BMW 8 Series
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021461048692
- Slight
BMW 1 Series crash on the A2 in Swale, 31 Mar 2021, 08:25
- BMW 1 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461032998
- Serious
HGV crash on the A249 in Swale, 28 Jan 2021, 15:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461021553
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A249 in Swale, 4 Oct 2020, 19:02
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2020460992085
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 10 Aug 2020, 14:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460974708
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 5 Aug 2020, 11:15
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460971160
- Slight
Isuzu Trucks Forward crash on the A249 in Swale, 7 May 2020, 15:10
- Isuzu Trucks Forward and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460951691
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A249 in Swale, 4 May 2020, 07:49
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460951249
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A2 in Swale, 1 Mar 2020, 10:52
- BMW 3 Series and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460943716
- Slight
Nissan Micra crash on the A249 in Swale, 18 Dec 2019, 01:30
- Nissan Micra and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460912865
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A249 in Swale, 2 Nov 2019, 20:10
- Vehicle and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019460896091
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 5 Oct 2019, 02:37
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2019460887460
- Slight
BMW X5 crash on the A2 in Swale, 29 Aug 2019, 04:45
- BMW X5 and Yamaha NS 50
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460891173
- Slight
Smart Fortwo crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 21 Jul 2019, 03:34
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460869552
- Serious
Peugeot Partner crash on the A2 in Swale, 6 Jul 2019, 08:27
- Peugeot Partner and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460858971
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A2 in Swale, 3 Jun 2019, 18:26
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460849490
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on the A2 in Swale, 24 May 2019, 09:51
- Ford Galaxy, Nissan NV200, Vauxhall Zafira and Skoda Octavia
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460845400
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on the A2 in Swale, 21 May 2019, 09:17
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460845561
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A2 in Swale, 22 Mar 2019, 12:21
- Mercedes Sprinter and Nissan Note
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460828048
- Serious
Suzuki GSX 1300 crash on the A249 in Swale, 29 Nov 2018, 17:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460353190
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 4 Oct 2018, 17:20
- Ford Ecosport and Hyundai Tucson
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460335115
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the A249 in Swale, 3 Oct 2018, 13:38
- Nissan X-Trail and Vauxhall Insignia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460335034
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A249 in Swale, 25 Jul 2018, 05:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460333188
- Slight
Toyota Prius crash on the A2 in Swale, 13 Jul 2018, 23:10
- Toyota Prius and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460314542