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ME12 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,781 road traffic collisions in the ME12 postcode district, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,355 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 75 were fatal and 916 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 67 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (65).

Collisions since 1979
4,781
620th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,355
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
75
82 people killed
Serious collisions
916
1,070 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
67
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
92
Up 2% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME12

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal751.6%
  • Serious91619%
  • Slight3,79079%

What the data shows

  • ME12 had 804 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 4% fewer than the 834 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in ME12 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,118 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME12, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 26% of collisions in ME12.

Where ME12 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
620th
Most casualties
617th
Most fatal collisions
587th
Most serious collisions
516th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday634 (13%)
  • Tuesday650 (14%)
  • Wednesday694 (15%)
  • Thursday682 (14%)
  • Friday750 (16%)
  • Saturday741 (15%)
  • Sunday630 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,469 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit928 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting244 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit79 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown61 (1.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,268 (89%)
  • Roundabout193 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road156 (3.3%)
  • Dual carriageway131 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded33 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph27 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph3,256 (68%)
  • 40 mph476 (10%)
  • 50 mph109 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph853 (18%)
  • 70 mph58 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,868 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds549 (11%)
  • Fog or mist53 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds48 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds44 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds24 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other113 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded81 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,517 (55%)
  • Pedestrian1,042 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist951 (15%)
  • Cyclist539 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant107 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant55 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant51 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant27 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)26 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME12 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME12, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME12 peaked at 137 in 1990; 2025 had 67.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256792
20246590
202374102
202293134
202182120
20207595
201989123
201876107
2017106157
201677115
201580110
201492125
20137899
20127195
20117397
201084108
200988116
20087597
200792132
2006101136
2005101118
2004100130
2003115152
2002129171
2001125151
2000101127
1999110145
1998113140
1997121166
1996114149
1995102136
1994127161
1993108142
1992127190
1991132181
1990137178
1989124160
1988120160
1987127150
1986104138
1985127161
1984120161
1983104140
1982114141
1981114159
1980117150
1979110148

Map of recent crashes in ME12

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME12

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME12

The 24 most recent collisions in ME12 happened between 30 August and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME12

The A250 has the most collisions in ME12, 791 of 4,781 (17%), followed by the B2231 (632).

Collisions in ME12 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2507919818143
2ndB22316321,02420125
3rdA24962787621133
4thB20085607164114
5thA2500110166019
6thB2007171706
7thA20505500

Council areas covering ME12

Collisions in ME12 were recorded in 3 council areas. Swale has 4,772 of 4,781 (99.8%).

Collisions in ME12 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwale4,7726,34475915
2ndCanterbury5601
3rdMedway3300

Towns in ME12

Collisions in ME12 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Sheerness (1,576) and Minster (996).