Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on the A2 in Swale, 27 Jun 2025, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461608309
Rainham North, Medway, ME8 8QG area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 100 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Rainham North ward, Medway, from 2001 to 2025, with 133 casualties. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 13 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 5 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 100
- 7,940th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 133
- 1.33 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 2
- 2 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 5 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME8 8QG hotspot
15 of the 100 collisions here (15%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal22%
- Serious1313%
- Slight8585%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 2
- Seriously injured
- 15
- Slightly injured
- 116
- All casualties
- 133
Accidents by year at the ME8 8QG hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 8 in 2011, against an average of 4.0 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME8 8QG hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025: 2
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 7 | 16 |
| 2017 | 5 | 7 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6 | 6 |
| 2014 | 6 | 9 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 8 | 15 |
| 2010 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 |
| 2003 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 5 |
Map of crashes at the ME8 8QG hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME8 8QG.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rainham North, Medway, ME8 8QG 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 8QG 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 ME8 8QG hotspot
77 of the 100 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Gillingham, Medway.
Accident hotspots near ME8 8QG
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Rainham South West, Medway, ME8 7JJ area, 1.2 km away, with 358 collisions.
- Rainham South West, Medway, ME8 7JJ area1.2 km away, 432 casualties358 collisions
- Rainham North, Medway, ME8 7PP area1.4 km away, 102 casualties76 collisions
- Rainham South East, Medway, ME8 9EE area2.1 km away, 150 casualties126 collisions
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Swale, ME9 7XD area2.2 km away, 134 casualties81 collisions
- Rainham North, Medway, ME8 7AG area2.5 km away, 274 casualties213 collisions
- Rainham South East, Medway, ME8 9LU area2.7 km away, 277 casualties202 collisions
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Swale, ME9 7TX area2.7 km away, 101 casualties64 collisions
- Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, Swale, ME9 7JR area3.1 km away, 126 casualties102 collisions
All 100 crashes at the ME8 8QG hotspot
Newest first, from 9 April 2001 to 27 June 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A2 in Medway, 14 May 2025, 14:24
- Vauxhall Corsa and Mercedes Sprinter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461589996
- Slight
Nissan Pulsar crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 22 Nov 2024, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461521454
- Slight
Car crash on the A2 in Medway, 28 Oct 2024, 10:30
- 2 cars
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461561259
- Slight
Mercedes Eqc Class crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 17 Oct 2024, 09:10
- Mercedes Eqc Class and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461512178
- Slight
Mazda 5 crash on the A2 in Medway, 2 May 2024, 16:40
- Mazda 5 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461438491
- Slight
Ford KA crash on the A2 in Medway, 23 Mar 2024, 05:24
- Ford KA and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461425211
- Slight
Peugeot 5008 crash on the A2 in Medway, 24 May 2023, 15:28
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461317722
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the A2 in Medway, 25 Dec 2022, 17:20
- BMW 3 Series and Vauxhall Meriva
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461259824
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A2 in Medway, 5 Dec 2022, 09:01
- Ford Transit Connect, Fiat 500, Vauxhall Vivaro and another vehicle
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461253889
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 7 Oct 2022, 20:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461243332
- Slight
Motorcycle crash on the A2 in Medway, 29 Jul 2021, 16:27
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461076587
- Serious
Ford Mondeo crash on the A2 in Medway, 7 Jul 2021, 21:57
- Ford Mondeo, Ford Transit Custom, Citroen Relay and Kia Picanto
- 4 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461067523
- Slight
Ford Mondeo crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 22 Jun 2021, 21:00
- Ford Mondeo and Mazda 2
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461061194
- Serious
Honda CB crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 5 Jun 2021, 20:22
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461065534
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A2 in Medway, 31 May 2021, 22:01
- Ford Focus (2)
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2021461054302
- Slight
Toyota Aygo crash on the A2 in Swale, 25 Feb 2021, 18:31
- Toyota Aygo and a car
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2021461030529
- Slight
Mercedes Sprinter crash on the A2 in Medway, 23 Dec 2020, 11:10
- Mercedes Sprinter and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020461011109
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A2 in Swale, 11 Dec 2020, 15:20
- Vauxhall Astra and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020461015500
- Fatal
Renault Scenic crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 19 Nov 2020, 14:55
- Renault Scenic, Ford Transit and Suzuki
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020461000077
- Slight
Skoda Citigo crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 2 Dec 2019, 09:20
- Skoda Citigo and Volvo XC90
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460907842
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A2 in Medway, 28 Oct 2019, 12:30
- Volkswagen Polo, Vauxhall Corsa and Audi A5
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460898493
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the A2 in Swale, 14 Sep 2019, 21:18
- Ford Focus and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2019460881086
- Serious
Honda GLR 125 crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 24 Jun 2019, 07:07
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460861306
- Slight
Peugeot Partner crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 26 Apr 2019, 09:11
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460847291
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A2 in Medway, 28 Mar 2019, 07:33
- Volkswagen Polo and Honda NT700V
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460831241
- Serious
Citroen C2 crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 26 Feb 2019, 15:38
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460822042
- Slight
Ford Fusion crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 5 Oct 2018, 12:22
- Ford Fusion, Toyota Avensis and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2018460335175
- Slight
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A2 in Medway, 19 Aug 2018, 21:27
- Vauxhall Corsa and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460323569
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A2 in Swale, 26 Jun 2018, 01:31
- Audi A3 and Suzuki Alto
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460308229
- Slight
Hyundai i800 crash on the A2 in Medway, 20 Jun 2018, 10:05
- Hyundai i800, Vauxhall Agila and Vauxhall Vivaro
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460307013
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover Sport crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 26 May 2018, 13:58
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460300424
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A2 in Swale, 19 Mar 2018, 06:54
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460282073
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 19 Feb 2018, 08:11
- Ford Fiesta, Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Focus
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460272684
- Serious
Bicycle crash on the A2 in Medway, 18 Sep 2017, 20:08
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460230532
- Slight
Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 6 Sep 2017, 12:20
- Vauxhall Vivaro and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460219941
- Slight
Mini Cooper crash on the A2 in Medway, 30 Apr 2017, 01:10
- Mini Cooper, Peugeot 208, Citroen Xsara, Nissan Micra and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460179807
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 20 Apr 2017, 14:05
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460175757
- Slight
Seat Leon crash on the A2 in Swale, 29 Jan 2017, 01:00
- Seat Leon, Nissan Micra, 2 cars and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460155438
- Slight
Ford crash on the A2 in Medway, 2 Sep 2016, 13:53
- Ford and Citroen Berlingo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460105343
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 12 Jun 2016, 08:10
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460076310
- Slight
Honda CB600 Hornet crash on the A2 in Medway, 18 Sep 2015, 15:40
- Honda CB600 Hornet and Peugeot 208
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460261809
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A2 in Medway, 12 May 2015, 18:47
- Skoda Fabia and Honda CG125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460256220
- Serious
Case IH crash on the A2 in Medway, 14 Apr 2015, 17:02
- Case IH and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460255516
- Slight
Volkswagen Polo crash on the A2 in Medway, 5 Apr 2015, 20:15
- Volkswagen Polo and Ford Fiesta
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460255062
- Slight
Bus crash on the A2 in Medway, 10 Mar 2015, 20:08
- A bus or coach and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460254258
- Slight
Toyota Yaris crash on the A2 in Medway, 29 Jan 2015, 13:00
- Toyota Yaris and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2015460252593
- Slight
Kawasaki ER500 crash on the A2 in Swale, 17 Sep 2014, 15:39
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2014460247123