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Rainham North, Medway, ME8 7AG area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
213
3,974th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
274
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
3
3 people killed
Collisions in 2025
7
6 in 2024

Crash severity at the ME8 7AG hotspot

34 of the 213 collisions here (16%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal31.4%
  • Serious3115%
  • Slight17984%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
3
Seriously injured
34
Slightly injured
237
All casualties
274

Accidents by year at the ME8 7AG hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 14 in 2002, against an average of 8.5 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the ME8 7AG hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025711
202467
20231115
202246
202136
202077
20191313
201844
20171319
20161218
201589
2014911
201344
20121220
20111317
2010912
20091316
200844
200744
200656
2005811
20041011
2003810
20021418
20011215

Map of crashes at the ME8 7AG hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME8 7AG.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rainham North, Medway, ME8 7AG 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 ME8 7AG 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
Rainham North
Council area
Medway
Nearest postcode to the centre
ME8 7AG
Postcode district
ME8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.36974, 0.59234
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
17 October 2025
Rank by collisions
3,974th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the ME8 7AG hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A2, with 82 of 213, followed by the A289 with 1.

Collisions at the ME8 7AG hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA282111313
2ndA2891200
3rdB20041100

Towns near the ME8 7AG hotspot

211 of the 213 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Gillingham, Medway.

All 213 crashes at the ME8 7AG hotspot

Newest first, from 12 January 2001 to 17 October 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year