Vauxhall Vivaro crash on an unclassified road in Swale, 5 Dec 2025, 15:00
- Vauxhall Vivaro and a bicycle
- 2 vehicles, 1 casualty
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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).
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
Collisions in ME13 peaked at 139 in 1982; 2025 had 58.
Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data
| Year | Collisions | Casualties |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 87 |
| 2024 | 75 | 106 |
| 2023 | 77 | 102 |
| 2022 | 82 | 123 |
| 2021 | 75 | 109 |
| 2020 | 82 | 108 |
| 2019 | 80 | 118 |
| 2018 | 86 | 131 |
| 2017 | 92 | 132 |
| 2016 | 94 | 121 |
| 2015 | 76 | 128 |
| 2014 | 90 | 127 |
| 2013 | 89 | 119 |
| 2012 | 77 | 106 |
| 2011 | 95 | 126 |
| 2010 | 80 | 108 |
| 2009 | 98 | 134 |
| 2008 | 114 | 162 |
| 2007 | 92 | 124 |
| 2006 | 88 | 129 |
| 2005 | 105 | 151 |
| 2004 | 118 | 165 |
| 2003 | 111 | 171 |
| 2002 | 97 | 127 |
| 2001 | 105 | 150 |
| 2000 | 86 | 113 |
| 1999 | 84 | 133 |
| 1998 | 99 | 144 |
| 1997 | 103 | 145 |
| 1996 | 113 | 167 |
| 1995 | 106 | 137 |
| 1994 | 102 | 144 |
| 1993 | 110 | 185 |
| 1992 | 103 | 135 |
| 1991 | 100 | 122 |
| 1990 | 101 | 149 |
| 1989 | 102 | 150 |
| 1988 | 110 | 159 |
| 1987 | 101 | 162 |
| 1986 | 108 | 158 |
| 1985 | 123 | 167 |
| 1984 | 111 | 156 |
| 1983 | 98 | 130 |
| 1982 | 139 | 187 |
| 1981 | 128 | 188 |
| 1980 | 102 | 141 |
| 1979 | 103 | 150 |
Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME13
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The 24 most recent collisions in ME13 happened between 1 August and 5 December 2025.
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The A2 has the most collisions in ME13, 1,297 of 4,568 (28%), followed by the M2 (609).
Collisions in ME13 were recorded in 4 council areas. Swale has 4,504 of 4,568 (99%).
| Rank | Council area | Collisions | Casualties | Fatal | Serious |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Swale | 4,504 | 6,387 | 84 | 875 |
| 2nd | Canterbury | 35 | 58 | 2 | 10 |
| 3rd | Ashford | 14 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 4th | Maidstone | 14 | 15 | 0 | 4 |
Of the 4,568 collisions in ME13, 1,416 (31%) were in Faversham.