Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A289 in Medway, 18 Dec 2025, 09:19
- Ford Transit and Mitsubishi Fuso Canter
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461684749
Strood Rural, Medway, ME3 8FE area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 304 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Strood Rural ward, Medway, from 2001 to 2025, with 385 casualties. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.
In 2025 there were 10 collisions here, down from 17 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 304
- 2,570th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 385
- 1.27 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 3
- 3 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 10
- Down 41% on 2024
Crash severity at the ME3 8FE hotspot
35 of the 304 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal31%
- Serious3211%
- Slight26988%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 3
- Seriously injured
- 34
- Slightly injured
- 348
- All casualties
- 385
Accidents by year at the ME3 8FE hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 18 in 2012, against an average of 12 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME3 8FE hotspot, 2001 to 2025
- Collisions
- Collisions in 2025
- Casualties
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
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| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 13 |
| 2024 | 17 | 30 |
| 2023 | 13 | 15 |
| 2022 | 17 | 25 |
| 2021 | 9 | 13 |
| 2020 | 5 | 5 |
| 2019 | 15 | 19 |
| 2018 | 14 | 20 |
| 2017 | 11 | 13 |
| 2016 | 11 | 12 |
| 2015 | 14 | 18 |
| 2014 | 13 | 15 |
| 2013 | 13 | 18 |
| 2012 | 18 | 22 |
| 2011 | 10 | 11 |
| 2010 | 14 | 16 |
| 2009 | 10 | 14 |
| 2008 | 9 | 12 |
| 2007 | 10 | 12 |
| 2006 | 13 | 16 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 |
| 2004 | 8 | 8 |
| 2003 | 13 | 18 |
| 2002 | 16 | 19 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 |
Map of crashes at the ME3 8FE hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME3 8FE.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Strood Rural, Medway, ME3 8FE 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 8FE 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 ME3 8FE hotspot
62 of the 304 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Rochester.
Accident hotspots near ME3 8FE
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow, Medway, ME3 8GB area, 1.3 km away, with 95 collisions.
- Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow, Medway, ME3 8GB area1.3 km away, 126 casualties95 collisions
- Strood North & Frindsbury, Medway, ME2 4HP area1.4 km away, 547 casualties440 collisions
- Strood Rural, Medway, ME2 4XQ area1.6 km away, 145 casualties93 collisions
- Strood Rural, Medway, ME2 3FD area1.7 km away, 229 casualties178 collisions
- Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME7 5SW area2.4 km away, 560 casualties430 collisions
- Strood North & Frindsbury, Medway, ME2 2AQ area2.6 km away, 1,302 casualties1,039 collisions
- Strood Rural, Medway, ME3 8JB area2.6 km away, 105 casualties79 collisions
- Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4TX area2.9 km away, 242 casualties174 collisions
All 304 crashes at the ME3 8FE hotspot
Newest first, from 15 January 2001 to 18 December 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A289 in Medway, 5 Nov 2025, 18:11
- BMW 5 Series and Honda CB
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461664220
- Slight
Toyota Corolla crash on the A289 in Medway, 9 Sep 2025, 17:15
- Toyota Corolla and Kawasaki ZR
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461639948
- Serious
Skoda Octavia crash on the A289 in Medway, 22 Aug 2025, 17:04
- Skoda Octavia, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Nissan Qashqai and Nissan Juke
- 4 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461632647
- Serious
Honda CB crash on the A289 in Medway, 27 Jul 2025, 00:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461621267
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A289 in Medway, 11 Jul 2025, 16:17
- Ford Transit Custom, Ford Fiesta and Mazda 2
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461619256
- Slight
Fiat 500 crash on the A228 in Medway, 1 Jul 2025, 14:05
- Fiat 500 and Hyundai i10
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461610792
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A228 in Medway, 20 May 2025, 16:27
- Ford Focus and Jeep Compass
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2025461592621
- Slight
Vauxhall Zafira crash on the A289 in Medway, 11 May 2025, 14:10
- Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Escort
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461590778
- Serious
Volkswagen Golf crash on the B2108 in Medway, 20 Mar 2025, 09:00
- Volkswagen Golf and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461569706
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A289 in Medway, 6 Nov 2024, 19:47
- Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461513261
- Serious
Mitsubishi Outlander crash on the A289 in Medway, 5 Nov 2024, 18:53
- Mitsubishi Outlander, Vauxhall Antara, Audi Q3 and Mercedes A Class
- 4 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024461513241
- Slight
Land Rover Range Rover crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 27 Oct 2024, 00:15
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461508999
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 21 Sep 2024, 12:30
- Audi A3 and Honda WW125
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461494411
- Slight
Hyundai i10 crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 31 Jul 2024, 19:30
- Hyundai i10 and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461477663
- Serious
Ford Focus crash on the B2108 in Medway, 30 May 2024, 22:21
- Ford Focus and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461450093
- Serious
Vauxhall Corsa crash on the A289 in Medway, 15 May 2024, 16:40
- Vauxhall Corsa and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2024461456959
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A289 in Medway, 1 May 2024, 13:45
- Audi A3 and a motorcycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461437917
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A289 in Medway, 15 Apr 2024, 19:10
- Renault Clio and Mitsubishi Asx
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461438205
- Slight
Citroen C3 crash on the A228 in Medway, 24 Mar 2024, 15:32
- Citroen C3 and Nissan Micra
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461426897
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A289 in Medway, 8 Mar 2024, 09:00
- Vauxhall Astra and BMW 1 Series
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461420092
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A289 in Medway, 29 Feb 2024, 09:43
- BMW 5 Series and Nissan Juke
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461415440
- Slight
Skoda Octavia crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 20 Feb 2024, 08:12
- Skoda Octavia and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461412688
- Slight
Audi A5 crash on the A228 in Medway, 15 Feb 2024, 06:52
- Audi A5 and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024461410871
- Slight
Car crash on the A289 in Medway, 12 Feb 2024, 16:15
- A car and a bus or coach
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461412097
- Serious
Toyota Corolla crash on the A228 in Medway, 5 Feb 2024, 08:34
- Toyota Corolla and a lorry
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461406437
- Slight
Citroen C4 crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 10 Jan 2024, 08:26
- Citroen C4 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2024461403633
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A289 in Medway, 20 Dec 2023, 20:05
- Audi A3 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461392912
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A228 in Medway, 23 Sep 2023, 11:01
- A motorcycle and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461362556
- Slight
Audi A8 crash on the A228 in Medway, 7 Sep 2023, 16:18
- Audi A8 and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461358321
- Slight
Peugeot 207 crash on the A289 in Medway, 10 Aug 2023, 18:38
- Peugeot 207 and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461342778
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A228 in Medway, 23 Jul 2023, 12:04
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461333715
- Slight
Honda CR-V crash on the A289 in Medway, 12 Jul 2023, 09:36
- Honda CR-V and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461333150
- Slight
MG HS crash on the A289 in Medway, 21 Jun 2023, 15:14
- MG HS, Ford Fiesta and Kia Pro Ceed
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461328263
- Slight
BMW 4 Series crash on the A289 in Medway, 18 Jun 2023, 19:16
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461330908
- Serious
Motorcycle crash on the A289 in Medway, 10 Jun 2023, 02:54
- 1 vehicle, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461325547
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A289 in Medway, 17 May 2023, 10:36
- Ford Transit and Skoda Superb
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461317714
- Slight
Ford Transit Custom crash on the B2108 in Medway, 11 May 2023, 18:01
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461308004
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A289 in Medway, 6 Apr 2023, 10:07
- Vauxhall Astra and Vauxhall Grandland
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461296158
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A228 in Medway, 6 Mar 2023, 15:58
- Skoda Fabia and Toyota Yaris
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461313125
- Slight
Mercedes A Class crash on the B2108 in Medway, 28 Nov 2022, 19:10
- Mercedes A Class and Land Rover Range Rover
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461250816
- Slight
Mercedes B Class crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 25 Nov 2022, 09:00
- Mercedes B Class and Mercedes Gla Class
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461250189
- Serious
BMW 1 Series crash on the A289 in Medway, 21 Nov 2022, 22:46
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461252324
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A289 in Medway, 5 Sep 2022, 14:43
- Skoda Fabia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461223441
- Slight
Volkswagen T-Roc crash on the A289 in Medway, 25 Jun 2022, 16:05
- Volkswagen T-Roc and Vauxhall Astra
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2022461196080
- Slight
Vauxhall Meriva crash on the A228 in Medway, 24 Jun 2022, 08:53
- Vauxhall Meriva and an agricultural vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461197478
- Slight
Kia Rio crash on an unclassified road in Medway, 20 Jun 2022, 17:56
- Kia Rio and BMW Z4
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461196376
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the B2108 in Medway, 1 Jun 2022, 10:03
- BMW 5 Series and Alexander Dennis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461192484