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ME4 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,469 road traffic collisions in the ME4 postcode district, Medway, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 33 were fatal and 928 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 82 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
5,469
439th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,665
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
33
34 people killed
Serious collisions
928
995 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
82
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
101
Down 3% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME4

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal330.6%
  • Serious92817%
  • Slight4,50882%

What the data shows

  • ME4 had 1,004 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 8% fewer than the 1,086 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in ME4 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,049 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME4, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in ME4.

Where ME4 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
439th
Most casualties
549th
Most fatal collisions
1,756th
Most serious collisions
502nd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday823 (15%)
  • Tuesday799 (15%)
  • Wednesday873 (16%)
  • Thursday846 (15%)
  • Friday869 (16%)
  • Saturday754 (14%)
  • Sunday505 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,983 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,372 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit57 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown33 (0.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,227 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway673 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road290 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout251 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded28 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph36 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph5,167 (94%)
  • 40 mph171 (3.1%)
  • 50 mph85 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph6 (0.1%)
  • 70 mph3 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,383 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds776 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds46 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds22 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist21 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other124 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded61 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,106 (47%)
  • Pedestrian1,764 (26%)
  • Motorcyclist1,033 (15%)
  • Cyclist458 (6.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant123 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant88 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME4 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME4, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME4 peaked at 175 in 1982; 2025 had 82.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 82
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202582101
202482104
202399126
202276107
202186111
202089118
2019100124
2018109138
2017151208
2016130157
2015106132
2014136174
201392121
2012105137
2011108130
201090114
2009119134
2008106127
2007123165
2006101115
2005127157
2004100114
2003117144
2002114130
2001120137
2000111127
1999105130
1998107132
1997104115
1996116150
199595113
1994117141
1993106136
1992107123
1991128152
1990106127
1989140170
1988140168
1987115131
1986137166
1985119147
1984149183
1983150172
1982175210
1981157181
1980155178
1979162188

Map of recent crashes in ME4

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME4

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME4

The 24 most recent collisions in ME4 happened between 19 September and 19 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME4

The A2 has the most collisions in ME4, 959 of 5,469 (18%), followed by the A230 (666).

Collisions in ME4 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29591,1979189
2ndA2306668223114
3rdA231493670588
4thA229108137119
5thB2003103115118
6thA2899012105
7thB2159202005

Council area for ME4

ME4 is in Medway, where police recorded 33,369 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ME4 accounts for 16% of them.

Towns in ME4

Collisions in ME4 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Chatham (4,791) and Gillingham, Medway (299).