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ME11 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 444 road traffic collisions in the ME11 postcode district, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 540 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 96 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 9 collisions, up from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
444
2,451st of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
540
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
96
103 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
9
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
12
5 in 2024

Road collision statistics for ME11

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious9622%
  • Slight34277%

What the data shows

  • ME11 had 73 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 16% fewer than the 87 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in ME11 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 109 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME11, 21% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in ME11.

Where ME11 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,451st
Most casualties
2,479th
Most fatal collisions
2,516th
Most serious collisions
2,468th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday63 (14%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (82%)
  • Roundabout38 (8.6%)
  • Dual carriageway36 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph313 (70%)
  • 40 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 50 mph38 (8.6%)
  • 60 mph63 (14%)
  • 70 mph9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant260 (48%)
  • Pedestrian108 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (17%)
  • Cyclist63 (12%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME11 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME11, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME11 peaked at 16 in 1990; 2025 had 9.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025912
202455
2023810
202268
20211220
202044
2019810
201845
20171116
201667
201567
20141420
20131011
201245
2011911
20101213
20091314
2008710
2007610
2006610
200579
200488
200388
20021315
2001811
2000912
1999810
19981320
199767
19961010
199589
1994910
19931213
19921012
1991711
19901620
19891618
19881517
198755
198689
19851416
19841616
19831619
19821215
19811315
198088
197999

Map of recent crashes in ME11

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME11

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME11

The 24 most recent collisions in ME11 happened between 22 October 2022 and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME11

The B2007 has the most collisions in ME11, 160 of 444 (36%), followed by the A249 (106).

Collisions in ME11 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2007160186119
2ndA249106157328
3rdA2504402

Council area for ME11

ME11 is in Swale, where police recorded 19,855 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ME11 accounts for 2.2% of them.

Towns in ME11

Collisions in ME11 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Queenborough (282) and Sheerness (30).