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Higham & Shorne, Gravesham, ME3 7NU area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
119
6,829th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
161
1.35 per collision
Fatal collisions
0
No one killed
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024

Crash severity at the ME3 7NU hotspot

17 of the 119 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious1714%
  • Slight10286%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
0
Seriously injured
17
Slightly injured
144
All casualties
161

Accidents by year at the ME3 7NU hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 11 in 2004, against an average of 4.8 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the ME3 7NU hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202524
202434
202345
202258
202133
202046
201967
201879
201739
201622
2015811
2014812
201357
201267
2011511
201077
200934
200833
200733
200623
200569
20041112
200356
200233
200156

Map of crashes at the ME3 7NU hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME3 7NU.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Higham & Shorne, Gravesham, ME3 7NU 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 ME3 7NU 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
Higham & Shorne
Council area
Medway
Nearest postcode to the centre
ME3 7NU
Postcode district
ME3
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.40608, 0.47515
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
15 December 2025
Rank by collisions
6,829th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the ME3 7NU hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A226, with 41 of 119, followed by the A289 with 39.

Collisions at the ME3 7NU hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226416206
2ndA289394907
3rdB2108192500
4thA21100

Towns near the ME3 7NU hotspot

59 of the 119 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Rochester.

All 119 crashes at the ME3 7NU hotspot

Newest first, from 30 January 2001 to 15 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year