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ME8 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,485 road traffic collisions in the ME8 postcode district, Medway, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,984 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 73 were fatal and 956 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 77 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (76).

Collisions since 1979
5,485
433rd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,984
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
73
76 people killed
Serious collisions
956
1,055 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
77
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
104
Up 14% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME8

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal731.3%
  • Serious95617%
  • Slight4,45681%

What the data shows

  • ME8 had 824 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 929 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in ME8 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,167 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME8, 17% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in ME8.

Where ME8 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
433rd
Most casualties
483rd
Most fatal collisions
622nd
Most serious collisions
448th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday737 (13%)
  • Tuesday778 (14%)
  • Wednesday800 (15%)
  • Thursday844 (15%)
  • Friday941 (17%)
  • Saturday770 (14%)
  • Sunday615 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,920 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,277 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting181 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit70 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown37 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,050 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway836 (15%)
  • Roundabout524 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road57 (1%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph21 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph3,869 (71%)
  • 40 mph837 (15%)
  • 50 mph207 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph167 (3%)
  • 70 mph384 (7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,368 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds806 (15%)
  • Fog or mist44 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds34 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds34 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds32 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (0.1%)
  • Other118 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,849 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist1,195 (17%)
  • Pedestrian986 (14%)
  • Cyclist667 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant128 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant68 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)36 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant20 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant16 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant12 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME8 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME8, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME8 peaked at 187 in 1984; 2025 had 77.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 77
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577104
20247691
20237194
202285105
202184120
20206995
2019107147
201872102
201794131
201689126
201598130
2014102132
201387112
201292131
2011119151
201084118
2009113142
200882102
20077694
20067691
200599126
2004104124
200398122
2002109135
2001105134
2000103136
1999129182
1998113144
1997127151
1996152199
1995136177
1994146170
1993140179
1992143179
1991118139
1990172216
1989155187
1988143178
1987141173
1986155201
1985149180
1984187237
1983180228
1982167207
1981147176
1980161199
1979153187

Map of recent crashes in ME8

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME8

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME8

The 24 most recent collisions in ME8 happened between 26 July and 24 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME8

The A2 has the most collisions in ME8, 1,451 of 5,485 (26%), followed by the M2 (341).

Collisions in ME8 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21,4511,83726243
2ndM23415231058
3rdB2004284371352
4thA278273373343
5thA289557945

Council areas covering ME8

Collisions in ME8 were recorded in 2 council areas. Medway has 5,325 of 5,485 (97%).

Collisions in ME8 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMedway5,3256,74772924
2ndSwale159236131

Town in ME8

Of the 5,485 collisions in ME8, 4,132 (75%) were in Gillingham, Medway.