Slight
Dacia Sandero crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 4 Jul 2025, 08:00
- Dacia Sandero and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461611410
Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2EQ area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 136 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Penenden Heath ward, Maidstone, from 2001 to 2025, with 199 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 14 were serious.
In 2025 there was 1 collision here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 136
- 6,094th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 199
- 1.46 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 5 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 1
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME14 2EQ hotspot
17 of the 136 collisions here (13%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal32.2%
- Serious1410%
- Slight11988%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 5
- Seriously injured
- 15
- Slightly injured
- 179
- All casualties
- 199
Accidents by year at the ME14 2EQ hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 10 in 2006, against an average of 5.4 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME14 2EQ 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 | 3 | 6 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 8 | 13 |
| 2021 | 4 | 6 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5 |
| 2018 | 9 | 26 |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 8 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 10 |
| 2012 | 7 | 8 |
| 2011 | 8 | 10 |
| 2010 | 5 | 8 |
| 2009 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 9 | 14 |
| 2006 | 10 | 12 |
| 2005 | 6 | 9 |
| 2004 | 7 | 9 |
| 2003 | 7 | 10 |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 |
Map of crashes at the ME14 2EQ hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME14 2EQ.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2EQ 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 2EQ 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 ME14 2EQ hotspot
72 of the 136 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Maidstone.
Accident hotspots near ME14 2EQ
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 3AT area, 1.2 km away, with 540 collisions.
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 3AT area1.2 km away, 737 casualties540 collisions
- Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5GW area1.3 km away, 566 casualties419 collisions
- Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 5AP area1.5 km away, 213 casualties173 collisions
- Allington & Bridge, Maidstone, ME16 0BH area1.6 km away, 282 casualties214 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME14 3EB area2 km away, 110 casualties79 collisions
- High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area2.1 km away, 1,784 casualties1,452 collisions
- Grove Green & Vinters Park, Maidstone, ME14 5FY area2.2 km away, 133 casualties103 collisions
- Boxley Downs, Maidstone, ME20 7AG area2.4 km away, 350 casualties237 collisions
All 136 crashes at the ME14 2EQ hotspot
Newest first, from 18 January 2001 to 4 July 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A229 in Maidstone, 26 Jul 2024, 14:12
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461472473
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 18 Jan 2024, 16:22
- Toyota Yaris, a van and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024461401616
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 8 Jan 2024, 11:39
- Peugeot 308 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461398568
- Slight
Mercedes ML Class crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 23 Oct 2023, 16:59
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461367131
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 4 Jul 2023, 17:46
- BMW 3 Series and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461339678
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 31 Jan 2023, 17:35
- Suzuki Swift and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461274583
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Velar crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 28 Oct 2022, 20:17
- Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Audi A4
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461240574
- Slight
Alexander Dennis crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 5 Oct 2022, 07:22
- Alexander Dennis and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461229479
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 7 Aug 2022, 17:07
- Mercedes E Class and Volkswagen Beetle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461208200
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 5 May 2022, 15:45
- Volkswagen Polo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461176129
- Slight
Fiat Panda crash on the A229 in Maidstone, 29 Apr 2022, 14:39
- Fiat Panda and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461176641
- Slight
Fiat Punto crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 27 Mar 2022, 16:57
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461169580
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 15 Feb 2022, 18:28
- Vauxhall Zafira and Mercedes A Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461146814
- Serious
Ford Transit Custom crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 7 Feb 2022, 22:25
- 1 vehicle, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461146367
- Slight
Mercedes AMG Class crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 14 Oct 2021, 08:30
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2021461099577
- Slight
Peugeot 3008 crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 18 Jul 2021, 19:50
- Peugeot 3008, Fiat 500, Tesla Model 3, BMW 3 Series and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021461073109
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the A229 in Maidstone, 2 Jul 2021, 16:49
- Mercedes C Class and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461064474
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A229 in Maidstone, 4 May 2021, 07:30
- Ford Transit and Toyota Auris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461042783
- Slight
Car crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 23 Apr 2020, 18:53
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460948797
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 26 Sep 2019, 04:25
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460882896
- Slight
Jeep Renegade crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 30 Apr 2019, 09:18
- Jeep Renegade and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460840084
- Serious
Peugeot Expert crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 12 Mar 2019, 14:30
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460827037
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 19 Feb 2019, 18:15
- Vauxhall Astra and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2019460828212
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 5 Dec 2018, 18:12
- Peugeot 2008 and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460353226
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 4 Dec 2018, 06:42
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460351891
- Slight
Mazda 2 crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 13 Nov 2018, 17:00
- Mazda 2, Alfa Romeo Mito, Volkswagen Passat, a lorry and 5 more vehicles
- 9 vehicles, 6 casualties
Ref 2018460347703
- Slight
Mercedes crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 25 Oct 2018, 15:00
- Mercedes, Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2018460343456
- Slight
Mercedes C Class crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 30 Sep 2018, 12:20
- Mercedes C Class and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460334847
- Slight
Car crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 3 May 2018, 13:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460293856
- Serious
Seat Leon crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 30 Apr 2018, 02:23
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460292719
- Slight
Mercedes E Class crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 2 Apr 2018, 00:42
- Mercedes E Class and Mercedes C Class
- 2 vehicles, 7 casualties
Ref 2018460285804
- Serious
Toyota Avensis crash on the A228 in Maidstone, 23 Jan 2018, 00:50
- Toyota Avensis and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460283168
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 9 Aug 2017, 14:06
- Vauxhall Mokka and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460211248
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 20 Jul 2017, 03:05
- BMW 3 Series, Nissan Qashqai, a lorry and a car
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460209204
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 25 Jan 2017, 07:55
- Volkswagen Golf and Piaggio Liberty
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460150501
- Slight
Renault Megane crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 29 Dec 2016, 10:10
- Renault Megane and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460145508
- Serious
Volkswagen Touran crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 10 Dec 2016, 17:14
- Volkswagen Touran and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460137821
- Slight
Mini One crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 7 Dec 2016, 16:20
- Mini One, Ford Fiesta and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460137661
- Serious
Fiat Scudo crash on the A229 in Maidstone, 10 Nov 2016, 17:33
- Fiat Scudo and Suzuki GSXR 600
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460125171
- Serious
Vauxhall Vectra crash on an unclassified road in Maidstone, 6 Oct 2016, 15:38
- Vauxhall Vectra and Lexmoto Arizona
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460115378
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on a C road in Maidstone, 25 May 2016, 08:30
- Renault Clio and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460073550
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 3 Apr 2016, 15:24
- Skoda Fabia and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460055939
- Slight
Iveco Daily crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 18 Jan 2016, 17:34
- Iveco Daily, Ford Fiesta, Audi Q5 and a car
- 4 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2016460266149
- Slight
Chevrolet Kalos crash on the M20 in Maidstone, 4 Nov 2015, 12:29
- Chevrolet Kalos and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2015460263468
- Slight
Kia Picanto crash on a C road in Maidstone, 1 Oct 2015, 08:50
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460262078
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on a C road in Maidstone, 8 Sep 2015, 18:15
- Hyundai i10 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460262898
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on a C road in Maidstone, 25 Aug 2015, 08:30
- Vauxhall Zafira and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460260635