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ME3 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,228 road traffic collisions in the ME3 postcode district, Medway, from 1979 to 2025, and 4,457 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 83 were fatal and 728 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 43 collisions, down 9% on 2024 (47).

Collisions since 1979
3,228
1,210th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
4,457
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
83
92 people killed
Serious collisions
728
870 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
43
Down 9% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
56
Down 19% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME3

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal832.6%
  • Serious72823%
  • Slight2,41775%

What the data shows

  • ME3 had 472 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 18% fewer than the 576 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 25% of collisions in ME3 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 529 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME3, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 34% of collisions in ME3.

Where ME3 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,210th
Most casualties
1,165th
Most fatal collisions
468th
Most serious collisions
897th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday445 (14%)
  • Tuesday450 (14%)
  • Wednesday470 (15%)
  • Thursday459 (14%)
  • Friday558 (17%)
  • Saturday436 (14%)
  • Sunday410 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,243 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit488 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting441 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit44 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,509 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway439 (14%)
  • Roundabout234 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph6 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph1,204 (37%)
  • 40 mph490 (15%)
  • 50 mph162 (5%)
  • 60 mph1,084 (34%)
  • 70 mph281 (8.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,553 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds432 (13%)
  • Fog or mist49 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds33 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds28 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.2%)
  • Other78 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,857 (64%)
  • Motorcyclist621 (14%)
  • Pedestrian358 (8%)
  • Cyclist215 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant138 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant99 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)97 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant33 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant6 (0.1%)
  • Other8 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME3 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME3, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME3 peaked at 115 in 1979; 2025 had 43.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 43
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20254356
20244769
20234963
20225879
20214148
20203347
20195982
20185676
20174262
20164460
20156078
20145460
20134668
20126578
20116186
20105670
20094558
20085881
20076184
20067085
20056378
20046582
200375116
200288110
20016490
20006691
19997097
199876102
199783129
199682112
199580114
199464102
199367105
19926997
199180113
199098134
198992124
19886586
198784112
198684109
198584135
198476101
198386129
198292132
1981104156
1980108153
1979115158

Map of recent crashes in ME3

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME3

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME3

The 24 most recent collisions in ME3 happened between 25 June and 18 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME3

The A228 has the most collisions in ME3, 816 of 3,228 (25%), followed by the B2000 (366).

Collisions in ME3 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2288161,13440178
2ndB2000366531895
3rdA289284391243
4thA226215352755
5thB200181114315
6thB2108202604
7thA13141504
8thA129131400
9thA1276601
10thA1306700
11thA22961011
12thA13065801
13thB101451000
14thM254500
15thA1263401
16thA2823301

Council areas covering ME3

Collisions in ME3 were recorded in 8 council areas. Medway has 2,612 of 3,228 (81%).

Collisions in ME3 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMedway2,6123,56972588
2ndGravesham49473911120
3rdThurrock6075012
4thCastle Point253102
5thRochford192001
6thBasildon6801
7thBraintree5500
8thSouthend-on-Sea4502

Towns in ME3

Collisions in ME3 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Hoo St Werburgh (377) and Higham, Gravesham (130).