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ME13 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,568 road traffic collisions in the ME13 postcode district, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,486 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 86 were fatal and 890 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 58 collisions, down 23% on 2024 (75).

Collisions since 1979
4,568
685th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,486
1.42 per collision
Fatal collisions
86
103 people killed
Serious collisions
890
1,073 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
58
Down 23% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
87
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME13

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal861.9%
  • Serious89019%
  • Slight3,59279%

What the data shows

  • ME13 had 801 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 899 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in ME13 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 684 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME13, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in ME13.

Where ME13 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
685th
Most casualties
590th
Most fatal collisions
429th
Most serious collisions
559th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday601 (13%)
  • Tuesday649 (14%)
  • Wednesday697 (15%)
  • Thursday647 (14%)
  • Friday739 (16%)
  • Saturday666 (15%)
  • Sunday569 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,442 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting521 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights lit508 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,902 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway1,329 (29%)
  • Roundabout187 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road126 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph39 (0.9%)
  • 30 mph1,357 (30%)
  • 40 mph299 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph123 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph1,402 (31%)
  • 70 mph1,348 (30%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,528 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds683 (15%)
  • Fog or mist60 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds52 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds37 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds31 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds7 (0.2%)
  • Other112 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded58 (1.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,321 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist696 (11%)
  • Pedestrian497 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist378 (5.8%)
  • Van occupant223 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant126 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)124 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant62 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant26 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant18 (0.3%)
  • Other15 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME13 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME13, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME13 peaked at 139 in 1982; 2025 had 58.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20255887
202475106
202377102
202282123
202175109
202082108
201980118
201886131
201792132
201694121
201576128
201490127
201389119
201277106
201195126
201080108
200998134
2008114162
200792124
200688129
2005105151
2004118165
2003111171
200297127
2001105150
200086113
199984133
199899144
1997103145
1996113167
1995106137
1994102144
1993110185
1992103135
1991100122
1990101149
1989102150
1988110159
1987101162
1986108158
1985123167
1984111156
198398130
1982139187
1981128188
1980102141
1979103150

Map of recent crashes in ME13

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME13

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME13

The 24 most recent collisions in ME13 happened between 1 August and 5 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME13

The A2 has the most collisions in ME13, 1,297 of 4,568 (28%), followed by the M2 (609).

Collisions in ME13 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21,2971,90425254
2ndM26091,0491396
3rdA2514526211185
4thA2993555731773
5thB2040231269443
6thB2045323728
7thB2077111503

Council areas covering ME13

Collisions in ME13 were recorded in 4 council areas. Swale has 4,504 of 4,568 (99%).

Collisions in ME13 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwale4,5046,38784875
2ndCanterbury3558210
3rdAshford142500
4thMaidstone141504

Town in ME13

Of the 4,568 collisions in ME13, 1,416 (31%) were in Faversham.