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ME1 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,311 road traffic collisions in the ME1 postcode district, Medway, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,494 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 50 were fatal and 759 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 47 collisions, down 25% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
4,311
767th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,494
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
50
56 people killed
Serious collisions
759
866 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
47
Down 25% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
60
Down 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME1

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal501.2%
  • Serious75918%
  • Slight3,50281%

What the data shows

  • ME1 had 712 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 803 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in ME1 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 669 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME1, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in ME1.

Where ME1 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
767th
Most casualties
836th
Most fatal collisions
1,189th
Most serious collisions
820th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday632 (15%)
  • Tuesday633 (15%)
  • Wednesday542 (13%)
  • Thursday653 (15%)
  • Friday733 (17%)
  • Saturday662 (15%)
  • Sunday456 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,959 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,102 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting178 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit42 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown30 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,034 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway1,081 (25%)
  • One way street or slip road102 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout86 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph23 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph3,578 (83%)
  • 40 mph95 (2.2%)
  • 50 mph15 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph183 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph416 (9.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,440 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds603 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds40 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist33 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds26 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other75 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded40 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,953 (54%)
  • Pedestrian959 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist876 (16%)
  • Cyclist391 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant110 (2%)
  • Van occupant94 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)40 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant25 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME1 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME1, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME1 peaked at 148 in 1983; 2025 had 47.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 47
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254760
20246377
202374111
202275104
20216690
20206380
201983107
201880107
201786112
20167597
201595129
20147488
20137594
201290125
20117095
20107690
200990113
200894111
20077692
20066380
200594123
200491112
2003101119
200284113
20017788
200092115
199988129
1998101119
1997107138
199696114
199589122
199488118
199381101
199298114
199197124
1990102123
198999113
198892135
1987109128
1986111148
1985109134
1984140178
1983148176
1982136174
1981129176
1980101124
1979136174

Map of recent crashes in ME1

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME1

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME1

The 24 most recent collisions in ME1 happened between 2 July and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME1

The A2 has the most collisions in ME1, 982 of 4,311 (23%), followed by the B2097 (453).

Collisions in ME1 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29821,2067158
2ndB20974535691067
3rdM24267131171
4thA229425536695
5thA230141904

Council areas covering ME1

Collisions in ME1 were recorded in 3 council areas. Medway has 3,982 of 4,311 (92%).

Collisions in ME1 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMedway3,9824,97145689
2ndTonbridge and Malling324506468
3rdGravesham3401

Towns in ME1

Collisions in ME1 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Rochester (3,055) and Chatham (73).