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Rainham South West, Medway, ME8 7JJ area: accident hotspot

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
358
2,050th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
432
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Collisions in 2025
12
7 in 2024

Crash severity at the ME8 7JJ hotspot

50 of the 358 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4813%
  • Slight30886%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
2
Seriously injured
50
Slightly injured
380
All casualties
432

Accidents by year at the ME8 7JJ hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 22 in 2013, against an average of 14 a year from 2001 to 2025.

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

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251218
202478
20231415
20221214
20211416
202056
20191721
20181014
20171314
20161720
20151418
20141823
20132230
20121216
20111818
20101114
20092028
20081012
20071921
200699
20051214
20041518
20031515
20022222
20012028

Map of crashes at the ME8 7JJ hotspot

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

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Rainham South West, Medway, ME8 7JJ 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 ME8 7JJ 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 South West
Council area
Medway
Nearest postcode to the centre
ME8 7JJ
Postcode district
ME8
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.36313, 0.60837
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
14 November 2025
Rank by collisions
2,050th of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the ME8 7JJ hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A2, with 146 of 358, followed by the B2004 with 27.

Collisions at the ME8 7JJ hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2146175122
2ndB2004273304

Towns near the ME8 7JJ hotspot

355 of the 358 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Gillingham, Medway.

All 358 crashes at the ME8 7JJ hotspot

Newest first, from 21 January 2001 to 14 November 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year