Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the M2 in Swale, 14 Oct 2025, 07:09
- Toyota Aygo, Ford KA and Ford Ecosport
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461654305
East Downs, Swale, ME13 8XX area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 62 road collisions at this accident hotspot in East Downs ward, Swale, from 2001 to 2025, with 86 casualties. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious.
In 2025 there were 4 collisions here, the same as in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 62
- 11,892nd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 86
- 1.39 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 1
- 1 person killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 4
- 4 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME13 8XX hotspot
10 of the 62 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal11.6%
- Serious915%
- Slight5284%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 1
- Seriously injured
- 9
- Slightly injured
- 76
- All casualties
- 86
Accidents by year at the ME13 8XX hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 7 in 2003, against an average of 2.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME13 8XX hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4 | 5 |
| 2023 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 4 | 8 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4 | 5 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2003 | 7 | 8 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 4 | 8 |
Map of crashes at the ME13 8XX hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME13 8XX.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the East Downs, Swale, ME13 8XX 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 ME13 8XX 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.
Accident hotspots near ME13 8XX
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Watling, Swale, ME13 8XL area, 1.2 km away, with 178 collisions.
- Watling, Swale, ME13 8XL area1.2 km away, 321 casualties178 collisions
- St Ann's, Swale, ME13 7PZ area1.7 km away, 142 casualties121 collisions
- Abbey, Swale, ME13 8JJ area1.8 km away, 437 casualties355 collisions
- East Downs, Swale, ME13 0RH area2 km away, 98 casualties73 collisions
- East Downs, Swale, ME13 0SD area2.3 km away, 103 casualties67 collisions
- Watling, Swale, ME13 8JF area2.4 km away, 138 casualties113 collisions
- Teynham and Lynsted, Swale, ME9 0HD area3.7 km away, 145 casualties89 collisions
- Boughton and Courtenay, Swale, ME13 9LX area3.8 km away, 483 casualties324 collisions
All 62 crashes at the ME13 8XX hotspot
Newest first, from 17 March 2001 to 14 October 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M2 in Swale, 29 Aug 2025, 14:30
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461636224
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 30 Mar 2025, 18:20
- A car and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461576251
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 17 Feb 2025, 15:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461555367
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 21 Nov 2024, 21:04
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461519671
- Fatal
DAF Trucks crash on the M2 in Swale, 20 Nov 2024, 20:10
- DAF Trucks, Mini Cooper, 2 cars and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461519586
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on the M2 in Swale, 18 Jul 2024, 17:20
- Peugeot Partner, Subaru Outback and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461469476
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 24 Jan 2024, 05:44
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461401895
- Serious
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M2 in Swale, 5 Oct 2023, 17:00
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461362350
- Slight
Jaguar XK Series crash on the M2 in Swale, 24 Apr 2023, 09:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461301211
- Serious
Peugeot 308 crash on the M2 in Swale, 24 Nov 2022, 01:31
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461248000
- Slight
Nissan X-Trail crash on the M2 in Swale, 13 Apr 2022, 17:43
- Nissan X-Trail and Honda CMX 500
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461166786
- Slight
Citroen C1 crash on the M2 in Swale, 9 Feb 2022, 19:38
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461143753
- Serious
Case IH crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 2 Aug 2021, 08:21
- Case IH and Audi Q7
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461111817
- Slight
Mini One crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 21 Apr 2021, 06:40
- Mini One and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461046763
- Slight
Land Rover Discovery crash on the M2 in Swale, 18 Jun 2020, 10:54
- Land Rover Discovery and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020460959472
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M2 in Swale, 10 Jun 2020, 15:25
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2020460959714
- Slight
MG XS crash on the M2 in Swale, 20 Feb 2020, 16:50
- MG XS, Volkswagen Passat, BMW 3 Series and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460936012
- Slight
Peugeot 208 crash on the M2 in Swale, 24 Aug 2019, 14:30
- Peugeot 208 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460893170
- Serious
Citroen C4 crash on the M2 in Swale, 6 Jul 2019, 11:55
- Citroen C4 and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019460865832
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on the M2 in Swale, 1 Apr 2019, 08:50
- Ford Fusion, Ford Focus and Nissan Juke
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019460828076
- Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 30 Jan 2019, 10:17
- Mercedes CLK Class and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460815760
- Slight
Renault Scenic crash on the M2 in Swale, 1 Nov 2018, 10:39
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460345672
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M2 in Swale, 22 Sep 2018, 11:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460333478
- Slight
Tesla Model S crash on the M2 in Swale, 7 Sep 2018, 16:55
- Tesla Model S and Fiat 500
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460328422
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 9 Aug 2017, 16:12
- Volkswagen UP, Land Rover Freelander, Mini Clubman and Ford Fiesta
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460213151
- Slight
Volkswagen Caddy crash on the M2 in Swale, 18 Dec 2015, 06:10
- Volkswagen Caddy and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2015460265169
- Serious
Seat Ibiza crash on the M2 in Swale, 7 Apr 2014, 15:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460240549
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the M2 in Swale, 5 Mar 2014, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460239086
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on the M2 in Swale, 21 Dec 2013, 13:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2013460236234
- Slight
Audi A4 crash on the M2 in Swale, 14 Feb 2013, 16:50
- Audi A4 and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2013460224313
- Slight
Seat Ibiza crash on the M2 in Swale, 2 Dec 2011, 17:31
- Seat Ibiza and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2011460207899
- Slight
Mini Clubman crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 28 Sep 2011, 08:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2011460205211
- Slight
Peugeot 106 crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 6 Jun 2010, 18:20
- Peugeot 106 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2010460187689
- Slight
Toyota Landcruiser crash on the M2 in Swale, 14 Dec 2009, 09:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009460180979
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M2 in Swale, 22 Jul 2009, 22:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2009460174966
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M2 in Swale, 5 Nov 2008, 17:48
- Ford Fiesta, Renault Megane, Citroen C5, Audi A4 and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2008460164353
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M2 in Swale, 6 May 2008, 07:14
- Ford Transit, MG ZS and 2 Renault Meganes
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460157817
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M2 in Swale, 19 Apr 2008, 15:52
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460156199
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the M2 in Swale, 13 Feb 2008, 09:35
- Vauxhall Corsa and Hyundai Getz
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2008460153245
- Slight
Saab 900 crash on the M2 in Swale, 30 Apr 2007, 08:46
- Saab 900 and Fiat Bravo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2007460140813
- Slight
Kia Sedona crash on the M2 in Swale, 8 Dec 2005, 13:13
- Kia Sedona and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005460119632
- Slight
Volvo 940 crash on the M2 in Swale, 17 Jul 2005, 12:04
- Volvo 940, Toyota RAV4 and Honda Civic
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005460112965
- Slight
Rover 600 Series crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 6 Jul 2005, 13:30
- Rover 600 Series and Vauxhall Vectra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2005460112463
- Slight
Vauxhall Cavalier crash on the M2 in Swale, 29 Apr 2005, 01:09
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2005460109812
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the M2 in Swale, 20 Feb 2005, 17:33
- Ford Focus and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2005460106885
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the M2 in Swale, 26 Nov 2004, 17:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 200446SW03223
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 1 Sep 2004, 06:55
- Fiat Punto and Ford Escort
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 200446SW00202