Serious
Toyota Yaris crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 26 Dec 2025, 17:24
- Toyota Yaris and Audi A3
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461688727
Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5GW area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 419 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Grove Green & Vinters Park ward, Maidstone, from 2001 to 2025, with 566 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 39 were serious.
In 2025 there were 10 collisions here, up from 9 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 419
- 1,636th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 566
- 1.35 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 10
- 9 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME14 5GW hotspot
41 of the 419 collisions here (9.8%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal20.5%
- Serious399.3%
- Slight37890%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 48
- Slightly injured
- 516
- All casualties
- 566
Accidents by year at the ME14 5GW hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 31 in 2004, against an average of 17 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME14 5GW 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 | 10 | 15 |
| 2024 | 9 | 13 |
| 2023 | 10 | 11 |
| 2022 | 15 | 28 |
| 2021 | 18 | 23 |
| 2020 | 16 | 19 |
| 2019 | 12 | 15 |
| 2018 | 10 | 15 |
| 2017 | 12 | 21 |
| 2016 | 19 | 29 |
| 2015 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 23 | 25 |
| 2013 | 24 | 33 |
| 2012 | 14 | 19 |
| 2011 | 15 | 27 |
| 2010 | 26 | 33 |
| 2009 | 11 | 14 |
| 2008 | 20 | 27 |
| 2007 | 20 | 24 |
| 2006 | 21 | 27 |
| 2005 | 16 | 24 |
| 2004 | 31 | 39 |
| 2003 | 18 | 21 |
| 2002 | 17 | 23 |
| 2001 | 23 | 29 |
Map of crashes at the ME14 5GW hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME14 5GW.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5GW 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 ME14 5GW 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
- Grove Green & Vinters Park
- Council area
- Maidstone
- Nearest postcode to the centre
- ME14 5GW
- Postcode district
- ME14
- Centre (latitude, longitude)
- 51.28766, 0.54632
- Radius
- 700 metres
- Years covered
- 2001 to 2025
- Years with a collision
- 25 of 25
- Latest collision
- 26 December 2025
- Rank by collisions
- 1,636th of 12,033 hotspots
Towns near the ME14 5GW hotspot
110 of the 419 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Maidstone.
Accident hotspots near ME14 5GW
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5FY area, 0.8 km away, with 103 collisions.
- Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5FY area0.8 km away, 133 casualties103 collisions
- Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2EQ area1.3 km away, 199 casualties136 collisions
- Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 5AP area1.4 km away, 213 casualties173 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 3JS area1.6 km away, 100 casualties74 collisions
- Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5PP area1.9 km away, 124 casualties88 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 3EB area2.2 km away, 110 casualties79 collisions
- High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area2.3 km away, 1,784 casualties1,452 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 4PL area2.5 km away, 98 casualties75 collisions
All 419 crashes at the ME14 5GW hotspot
Newest first, from 8 January 2001 to 26 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 31 Oct 2025, 16:20
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461668261
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 28 Oct 2025, 17:18
- Fiat 500 and Kawasaki EX
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461660795
- Slight
Hyundai i30 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 29 Sep 2025, 09:00
- Hyundai i30 and Renault Captur
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461648454
- Serious
Volkswagen Tiguan crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 19 Sep 2025, 12:55
- Volkswagen Tiguan and Kia Niro
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461643802
- Serious
Renault Trucks crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 6 Aug 2025, 18:40
- Renault Trucks and Peugeot 3008
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461625593
- Slight
Ford S-Max crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 4 Jul 2025, 16:40
- Ford S-Max, Nissan NV200 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2025461611675
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 1 Jun 2025, 14:00
- Vauxhall Insignia and Vauxhall Crossland
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461597529
- Slight
Peugeot Expert crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 10 Mar 2025, 16:00
- Peugeot Expert and Kawasaki ER650
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461563479
- Slight
Kia Stonic crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 22 Jan 2025, 07:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461547358
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 18 Dec 2024, 18:18
- Fiat 500 and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024461532787
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 17 Dec 2024, 18:36
- Ford Fiesta, Skoda Fabia, Mercedes CLS Class, a bus or coach and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461531439
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 9 Dec 2024, 23:13
- Vauxhall Astra and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461528943
- Serious
Land Rover Discovery crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 4 Dec 2024, 13:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461525516
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 28 Nov 2024, 14:50
- Ford Fiesta and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461523800
- Serious
Yamaha YZF crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 22 Aug 2024, 08:10
- Yamaha YZF and Volkswagen Golf
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461486268
- Serious
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 31 Jul 2024, 09:05
- Mercedes Sprinter, Citroen Berlingo, Peugeot Boxer and Nissan Juke
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461474263
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 16 Apr 2024, 15:50
- Toyota Aygo and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461432668
- Slight
Suzuki Celerio crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 13 Feb 2024, 11:50
- Suzuki Celerio and Seat Ibiza
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461412258
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 25 Oct 2023, 11:50
- Mini Cooper and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461368416
- Slight
Lexus CT 200 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 5 Sep 2023, 18:15
- Lexus CT 200 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461351593
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 4 Sep 2023, 09:00
- Hyundai i10 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461350296
- Slight
Audi Q5 crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 31 Aug 2023, 07:30
- Audi Q5 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461349929
- Serious
Ford Fiesta crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 27 Jul 2023, 10:45
- Ford Fiesta and Renault Megane
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461336979
- Slight
DAF Trucks crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 25 Jul 2023, 12:28
- DAF Trucks and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461337687
- Serious
Kawasaki EX crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 2 Jun 2023, 10:38
- Kawasaki EX and Nissan Pulsar
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461320542
- Slight
Alfa Romeo 147 crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 4 May 2023, 17:15
- Alfa Romeo 147 and Audi A6
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461306470
- Slight
Kawasaki crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 16 Apr 2023, 12:21
- Kawasaki and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461300721
- Slight
Car crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 18 Jan 2023, 18:25
- A car and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461267278
- Slight
Land Rover Defender crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 17 Dec 2022, 16:15
- Land Rover Defender and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461258246
- Serious
Mercedes E Class crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 5 Dec 2022, 08:50
- Mercedes E Class and Honda MSX125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461253330
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 2 Dec 2022, 22:35
- 2 Vauxhall Astras
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461250698
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 22 Nov 2022, 18:00
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Passat
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461249027
- Slight
Citroen C5 crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 13 Nov 2022, 16:45
- Citroen C5 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461246102
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 19 Oct 2022, 13:45
- Alexander Dennis and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2022461236905
- Slight
Honda HR-V crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 17 Oct 2022, 12:25
- Honda HR-V and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461235423
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 8 Sep 2022, 14:15
- Ford Transit Custom, Peugeot 308 and Vauxhall Insignia
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461225622
- Slight
Volvo V90 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 12 Aug 2022, 15:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461213464
- Serious
Yamaha MT crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 30 Jun 2022, 09:43
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461204816
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 22 Apr 2022, 15:33
- Ford Mondeo and Volkswagen T-Roc
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461170682
- Slight
Peugeot 307 crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 7 Apr 2022, 05:25
- Peugeot 307 and Mercedes Cla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461168324
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 18 Mar 2022, 17:00
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461156182
- Slight
Mercedes CLK Class crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 14 Feb 2022, 02:49
- Mercedes CLK Class and Vauxhall Adam
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461148229
- Slight
Mercedes ML Class crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 12 Feb 2022, 12:36
- Mercedes ML Class and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461144789
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 23 Dec 2021, 18:10
- Mercedes C Class and Kia Ceed
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461130099
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 20 Dec 2021, 08:05
- BMW 3 Series and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461125793
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 8 Dec 2021, 16:31
- Mercedes Gla Class, Volkswagen Golf, Volkswagen Caddy and Vauxhall Corsa
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021461120955
- Serious
Jaguar XF Series crash on the A249 in Maidstone, 17 Nov 2021, 07:45
- Jaguar XF Series and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461113974