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A2 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33,165 collisions on the A2 from 1979 to 2025, with 43,664 casualties. Of those crashes, 545 were fatal and 5,486 serious, and 590 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 461 collisions on the A2, up 14% from 404 in 2024, with 596 casualties.

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Collisions since 1979
33,165
14th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
43,664
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
545
590 people killed
Serious collisions
5,486
6,329 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
461
Up 14% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
596
Up 13% on 2024

Crash severity on the A2

On the A2, 1.6% of collisions were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal5451.6%
  • Serious5,48617%
  • Slight27,13482%

Where the A2 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
14th
Most casualties
15th
Most fatal collisions
19th
Most serious collisions
14th

A2 accidents by year

Collisions on the A2 peaked at 1,005 in 1982 and were down to 461 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A2, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 461
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025461596
2024404526
2023506670
2022464592
2021466592
2020428541
2019570757
2018527737
2017538751
2016550754
2015639871
2014659867
2013603806
2012574774
2011647863
2010564745
2009565746
2008606783
2007585786
2006631840
2005613813
2004728937
20037901,045
2002681880
20017771,049
20007901,031
19998441,159
19988081,055
19978221,036
19968181,072
1995741975
19948271,084
19937721,100
19928151,069
1991782995
19908181,067
19898051,055
1988785973
19878491,107
19868681,145
19858811,152
19849401,245
19839121,226
19821,0051,292
19819101,175
19808751,140
19799221,190

When crashes happen on the A2

Friday has the most collisions on the A2 (5,482), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (7,092).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,716 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,808 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,851 (15%)
  • Thursday5,010 (15%)
  • Friday5,482 (17%)
  • Saturday4,497 (14%)
  • Sunday3,801 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am1,743 (5.3%)
  • 3am to 6am1,103 (3.3%)
  • 6am to 9am5,342 (16%)
  • 9am to noon4,359 (13%)
  • Noon to 3pm4,823 (15%)
  • 3pm to 6pm7,092 (21%)
  • 6pm to 9pm5,329 (16%)
  • 9pm to midnight3,374 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,605 (7.9%)
  • February2,378 (7.2%)
  • March2,733 (8.2%)
  • April2,508 (7.6%)
  • May2,690 (8.1%)
  • June2,759 (8.3%)
  • July3,076 (9.3%)
  • August2,758 (8.3%)
  • September2,903 (8.8%)
  • October3,014 (9.1%)
  • November3,022 (9.1%)
  • December2,719 (8.2%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight22,626 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit8,990 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting1,063 (3.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit248 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown237 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A2 crashes

On the A2, 60% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 73% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph613 (1.8%)
  • 30 mph19,800 (60%)
  • 40 mph2,232 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1,861 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph1,887 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph6,771 (20%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds25,512 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,545 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds296 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds287 (0.9%)
  • Other2,093 (6.3%)
  • Not recorded432 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry24,154 (73%)
  • Wet or damp8,495 (26%)
  • Frost or ice253 (0.8%)
  • Snow120 (0.4%)
  • Other45 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded98 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway15,484 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway13,101 (40%)
  • Roundabout2,071 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1,823 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded686 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A2 crashes

Car occupants make up 55% of the people killed or injured on the A2, followed by motorcyclists (18%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant24,132 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist7,818 (18%)
  • Pedestrian4,970 (11%)
  • Cyclist2,779 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1,491 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant1,184 (2.7%)
  • Other1,270 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded20 (under 0.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car42,574 (67%)
  • Motorcycle8,256 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes3,643 (5.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3,326 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle2,862 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach1,709 (2.7%)
  • Other1,282 (2%)
  • Not recorded52 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5643 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 10946 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 151,652 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 205,851 (13%)
  • 21 to 256,423 (15%)
  • 26 to 3510,108 (23%)
  • 36 to 456,967 (16%)
  • 46 to 554,729 (11%)
  • 56 to 652,708 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 751,306 (3%)
  • Over 75715 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded1,616 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider27,381 (63%)
  • Passenger11,313 (26%)
  • Pedestrian4,970 (11%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A2

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A2

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

A2 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A2 were recorded in 10 council areas. Medway has the most, with 5,567, followed by Southwark (5,398) and Lewisham (4,848).

Collisions on the A2 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMedway5,5676,98169962
2ndSouthwark5,3986,24542856
3rdLewisham4,8485,70733811
4thGreenwich4,1395,28555654
5thSwale3,8095,18777679
6thDartford3,3225,06476444
7thGravesham2,2403,40049356
8thBexley1,4032,07229247
9thCanterbury1,3432,01556253
10thDover1,0591,66157215

A2 crashes by town

Collisions on the A2 were recorded in 18 towns and built-up areas, led by Southwark (4,761) and Lewisham (4,199).

Recent crashes on the A2

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A2, from 3 December to 29 December 2025.

Severity