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A2045 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 125 collisions on the A2045 from 1980 to 2019, with 165 casualties. Of those crashes, 1 was fatal and 16 serious, and 1 person was killed.

The last recorded collision on the A2045 was on 6 June 2019.

Collisions since 1980
125
3,802nd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
165
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
16
19 seriously injured
Last recorded collision
6 Jun 2019
Busiest year
2010
9 collisions

Crash severity on the A2045

On the A2045, 0.8% of collisions were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1980 to 2019

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious1613%
  • Slight10886%

Where the A2045 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
3,802nd
Most casualties
3,838th
Most fatal collisions
3,933rd
Most serious collisions
4,250th

A2045 accidents by year

Collisions on the A2045 peaked at 9 in 2010, and none have been recorded since 2019.

Collisions and casualties on the A2045, 1980 to 2019

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019: 1
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
201911
2018715
201736
201669
201578
201467
201322
201256
201135
2010910
200969
200823
200745
200611
200500
200477
200355
200246
200134
200023
199958
199833
199722
199644
199522
1994510
199344
199211
199167
199034
198955
198812
198700
198600
198500
198400
198300
198200
198100
198011

When crashes happen on the A2045

Friday has the most collisions on the A2045 (22), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (30).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday21 (17%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday17 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (17%)
  • Friday22 (18%)
  • Saturday9 (7.2%)
  • Sunday15 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am4 (3.2%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (4.8%)
  • 6am to 9am27 (22%)
  • 9am to noon12 (9.6%)
  • Noon to 3pm12 (9.6%)
  • 3pm to 6pm30 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm27 (22%)
  • 9pm to midnight7 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (8.8%)
  • February14 (11%)
  • March17 (14%)
  • April7 (5.6%)
  • May10 (8%)
  • June10 (8%)
  • July10 (8%)
  • August7 (5.6%)
  • September5 (4%)
  • October8 (6.4%)
  • November16 (13%)
  • December10 (8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight86 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit33 (26%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A2045 crashes

On the A2045, 46% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 65% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph31 (25%)
  • 40 mph32 (26%)
  • 50 mph5 (4%)
  • 60 mph57 (46%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds99 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds18 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry81 (65%)
  • Wet or damp40 (32%)
  • Frost or ice4 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway79 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (18%)
  • Roundabout22 (18%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A2045 crashes

Car occupants make up 69% of the people killed or injured on the A2045, followed by motorcyclists (15%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant114 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (15%)
  • Cyclist17 (10%)
  • Pedestrian5 (3%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car174 (74%)
  • Motorcycle26 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes3 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach1 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.6%)
  • 6 to 102 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 154 (2.4%)
  • 16 to 2028 (17%)
  • 21 to 2520 (12%)
  • 26 to 3536 (22%)
  • 36 to 4527 (16%)
  • 46 to 5522 (13%)
  • 56 to 6511 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 758 (4.8%)
  • Over 754 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider132 (80%)
  • Passenger28 (17%)
  • Pedestrian5 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of the latest recorded crashes on the A2045

Map of the 25 latest recorded crashes on the A2045

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  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A2045 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A2045 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tonbridge and Malling has the most, with 77, followed by Maidstone (47).

Collisions on the A2045 in each area, 1980 to 2019
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTonbridge and Malling77107111
2ndMaidstone475705

A2045 crashes by town

Of the 125 collisions on the A2045, 9 were in the built-up area of Chatham.

Latest recorded crashes on the A2045

These are the 25 latest recorded collisions on the A2045, from 4 November 2014 to 6 June 2019.

Severity