Serious
Suzuki Ignis crash on the A251 in Swale, 23 Aug 2025, 06:50
- Suzuki Ignis and Volkswagen Polo
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461632366
Watling, Swale, ME13 8XL area: accident hotspot
Police recorded 178 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Watling ward, Swale, from 2001 to 2025, with 321 casualties. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 20 were serious.
In 2025 there were 2 collisions here, down from 3 in 2024.
- Collisions, 2001 to 2025
- 178
- 4,779th busiest of 12,033 hotspots
- Casualties
- 321
- 1.80 per collision
- Fatal collisions
- 5
- 6 people killed
- Collisions in 2025
- 2
- 3 in 2024
Crash severity at the ME13 8XL hotspot
25 of the 178 collisions here (14%) killed or seriously injured someone.
Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025
- Fatal52.8%
- Serious2011%
- Slight15386%
People hurt, 2001 to 2025
- Killed
- 6
- Seriously injured
- 26
- Slightly injured
- 289
- All casualties
- 321
Accidents by year at the ME13 8XL hotspot
Collisions here peaked at 15 in 2003, against an average of 7.1 a year from 2001 to 2025.
Collisions and casualties at the ME13 8XL 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 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 14 |
| 2022 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 1 | 7 |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019 | 5 | 11 |
| 2018 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 8 | 12 |
| 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| 2015 | 7 | 28 |
| 2014 | 6 | 8 |
| 2013 | 12 | 21 |
| 2012 | 5 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 | 7 |
| 2010 | 7 | 11 |
| 2009 | 8 | 12 |
| 2008 | 9 | 13 |
| 2007 | 9 | 15 |
| 2006 | 10 | 21 |
| 2005 | 8 | 9 |
| 2004 | 14 | 28 |
| 2003 | 15 | 31 |
| 2002 | 7 | 12 |
| 2001 | 4 | 7 |
Map of crashes at the ME13 8XL hotspot
The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near ME13 8XL.
Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Watling, Swale, ME13 8XL 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 ME13 8XL 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 ME13 8XL hotspot
44 of the 178 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Faversham.
Accident hotspots near ME13 8XL
The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the East Downs, Swale, ME13 8XX area, 1.2 km away, with 62 collisions.
- East Downs, Swale, ME13 8XX area1.2 km away, 86 casualties62 collisions
- Abbey, Swale, ME13 8JJ area1.4 km away, 437 casualties355 collisions
- Watling, Swale, ME13 8JF area1.5 km away, 138 casualties113 collisions
- St Ann's, Swale, ME13 7PZ area2.1 km away, 142 casualties121 collisions
- Boughton and Courtenay, Swale, ME13 9LX area2.6 km away, 483 casualties324 collisions
- East Downs, Swale, ME13 0RH area2.9 km away, 98 casualties73 collisions
- East Downs, Swale, ME13 0SD area3.5 km away, 103 casualties67 collisions
- Boughton and Courtenay, Swale, ME13 9HY area3.6 km away, 110 casualties74 collisions
All 178 crashes at the ME13 8XL hotspot
Newest first, from 27 January 2001 to 23 August 2025, 48 to a page.
Severity
Year
- Slight
Jaguar F-Type crash on the A251 in Swale, 11 Mar 2025, 23:03
- Jaguar F-Type and Toyota Avensis
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2025461652606
- Slight
Peugeot 2008 crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 21 May 2024, 18:05
- Peugeot 2008 and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461445737
- Fatal
Ford Transit Custom crash on the A251 in Swale, 29 Feb 2024, 14:20
- Ford Transit Custom and DAF Trucks
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2024461415583
- Serious
DS DS3 crash on the M2 in Swale, 14 Feb 2024, 17:15
- DS DS3 and a van
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2024461410291
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the M2 in Swale, 4 Dec 2023, 15:20
- Ford Transit and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461383813
- Serious
Alfa Romeo Mito crash on the A251 in Swale, 15 Nov 2023, 10:15
- Alfa Romeo Mito and Skoda Octavia
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2023461378276
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M2 in Swale, 26 Oct 2023, 14:07
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461370068
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the M2 in Swale, 1 Oct 2023, 15:50
- Ford Fiesta, Ford KA and Mercedes Vito
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461361343
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A251 in Swale, 22 Aug 2023, 12:45
- Renault Clio and Hyundai Tucson
- 2 vehicles, 4 casualties
Ref 2023461361875
- Serious
Hyundai Bayon crash on the A251 in Swale, 3 Aug 2023, 13:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461343745
- Slight
Hyundai Kona crash on the M2 in Swale, 4 Jun 2023, 18:05
- Hyundai Kona and Kia Stonic
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2023461320556
- Serious
Citroen C3 crash on the A251 in Swale, 4 Apr 2023, 14:43
- Citroen C3 and Nissan Qashqai
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2023461297765
- Slight
Audi Q3 crash on the M2 in Swale, 17 Dec 2022, 00:03
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461265617
- Slight
Skoda Fabia crash on the A251 in Swale, 21 Nov 2022, 10:58
- Skoda Fabia and Ford Transit
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461247988
- Slight
BMW 3 Series crash on the M2 in Swale, 29 Oct 2022, 12:00
- BMW 3 Series and Mazda CX-3
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461237986
- Slight
Vauxhall Insignia crash on the M2 in Swale, 19 Jul 2022, 08:51
- Vauxhall Insignia and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2022461207188
- Serious
Ford Transit Connect crash on the A251 in Swale, 12 Jul 2022, 07:50
- 2 Ford Transit Connects and Ford Transit
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461202645
- Serious
Audi A6 crash on the M2 in Swale, 31 Mar 2022, 18:38
- Audi A6, Jaguar X Type, 2 Toyota Aygos and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2022461163371
- Slight
Renault Captur crash on the M2 in Swale, 31 Mar 2022, 16:40
- Renault Captur, Peugeot Boxer and Volkswagen Tiguan
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2022461164694
- Slight
Suzuki Swift crash on the M2 in Swale, 9 May 2021, 12:16
- Suzuki Swift and Dacia Sandero
- 2 vehicles, 7 casualties
Ref 2021461046661
- Slight
Ford Ecosport crash on the A251 in Swale, 29 Sep 2020, 08:00
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460994693
- Slight
Volkswagen UP crash on the M2 in Swale, 18 Jul 2020, 14:05
- Volkswagen UP and Vauxhall Corsa
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460966583
- Slight
BMW X3 crash on the M2 in Swale, 11 Jul 2020, 11:01
- BMW X3, Volvo V40, Seat Leon, a car and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2020460965282
- Slight
Ford Transit Connect crash on the M2 in Swale, 26 Nov 2019, 15:53
- Ford Transit Connect, Citroen Xsara and Ford Fiesta
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2019460905982
- Slight
BMW 5 Series crash on the A251 in Swale, 7 Sep 2019, 14:18
- BMW 5 Series and Skoda Fabia
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460882961
- Serious
Car crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 31 Aug 2019, 23:15
- 1 vehicle, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460874610
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the M2 in Swale, 4 Apr 2019, 07:58
- Vauxhall Astra, Volkswagen Lupo, 2 cars and another vehicle
- 5 vehicles, 5 casualties
Ref 2019460833922
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the M2 in Swale, 5 Mar 2019, 08:38
- Ford Focus and Vauxhall Zafira
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2019460822763
- Slight
Keeway Superlight crash on the A251 in Swale, 16 Nov 2018, 17:40
- Keeway Superlight and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460348002
- Slight
Ford Fiesta crash on the A251 in Swale, 6 Sep 2018, 17:40
- Ford Fiesta and another vehicle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2018460328609
- Slight
Ford Focus crash on the A251 in Swale, 26 Jul 2018, 08:41
- Ford Focus and a car
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460319200
- Slight
Peugeot 206 crash on the A251 in Swale, 19 Jul 2018, 14:40
- Peugeot 206 and Ford Transit Custom
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460315608
- Slight
Audi A3 crash on the A251 in Swale, 26 Mar 2018, 08:00
- Audi A3 and Seat Leon
- 2 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2018460283879
- Slight
Renault Clio crash on the A251 in Swale, 4 Feb 2018, 22:43
- Renault Clio and Mercedes ML Class
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2018460267946
- Slight
Mercedes S Class crash on the M2 in Swale, 7 Dec 2017, 05:02
- Mercedes S Class and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460251452
- Slight
Vauxhall Astra crash on the A251 in Swale, 3 Nov 2017, 22:17
- Vauxhall Astra and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460237718
- Slight
Honda CRV crash on the M2 in Swale, 16 Oct 2017, 07:46
- Honda CRV and Renault Clio
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460233117
- Slight
Mercedes Gla Class crash on the M2 in Swale, 13 Aug 2017, 12:48
- Mercedes Gla Class, Mercedes E Class and Volvo XC60
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460214230
- Serious
Toyota Hilux crash on the M2 in Swale, 20 Jul 2017, 16:58
- Toyota Hilux, Peugeot 308 and a car
- 3 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460208179
- Slight
Citroen DS4 crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 1 Jun 2017, 10:59
- Citroen DS4 and Ford Focus
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2017460188967
- Slight
Volvo crash on the A251 in Swale, 4 Apr 2017, 17:09
- Volvo, MCC Smart and Volkswagen Golf
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2017460173547
- Slight
Vauxhall Mokka crash on the M2 in Swale, 4 Jan 2017, 16:55
- Vauxhall Mokka, Honda Civic and a car
- 3 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2017460147023
- Slight
Peugeot 308 crash on the A251 in Swale, 22 Sep 2016, 07:30
- Peugeot 308 and Kia Picanto
- 2 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016460111111
- Slight
Ford Transit crash on the A251 in Swale, 2 Aug 2016, 07:55
- Ford Transit, Dacia Sandero, Ford Mondeo and a car
- 4 vehicles, 3 casualties
Ref 2016460093380
- Slight
Ford Galaxy crash on the A251 in Swale, 22 Jul 2016, 13:20
- Ford Galaxy, Ford Transit and a car
- 3 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460089372
- Slight
Volkswagen Golf crash on the A251 in Swale, 6 Apr 2016, 18:25
- Volkswagen Golf and a car
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
Ref 2016460057271
- Slight
Suzuki Vitara crash on the M2 in Swale, 6 Apr 2016, 17:10
- Suzuki Vitara, Hyundai i20, Volkswagen Jetta, Peugeot 107 and 2 more vehicles
- 6 vehicles, 2 casualties
Ref 2016460057992