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A2050 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 604 collisions on the A2050 from 1984 to 2025, with 842 casualties. Of those crashes, 14 were fatal and 110 serious, and 16 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 7 collisions on the A2050, up 17% from 6 in 2024, with 7 casualties.

Collisions since 1984
604
1,683rd highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
842
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
14
16 people killed
Serious collisions
110
133 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
Up 17% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
7
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the A2050

On the A2050, 2.3% of collisions were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1984 to 2025

  • Fatal142.3%
  • Serious11018%
  • Slight48079%

Where the A2050 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,683rd
Most casualties
1,655th
Most fatal collisions
1,329th
Most serious collisions
1,755th

A2050 accidents by year

Collisions on the A2050 peaked at 26 in 2000 and were down to 7 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A2050, 1984 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 7
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202577
202467
20231115
20221623
2021714
2020812
20191119
20181214
201755
20161220
20151318
20141617
2013613
20122025
2011916
20101621
20092234
20081921
200779
20061723
20051924
20042025
20031221
20021927
20012325
20002635
19991729
19981623
19972332
19962236
19951826
19941824
19931518
19921722
19911825
19901315
19891518
19881322
1987611
19861625
19851624
198422

When crashes happen on the A2050

Monday has the most collisions on the A2050 (103), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (144).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday103 (17%)
  • Tuesday98 (16%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday98 (16%)
  • Friday98 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (10%)
  • Sunday48 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am23 (3.8%)
  • 3am to 6am5 (0.8%)
  • 6am to 9am111 (18%)
  • 9am to noon95 (16%)
  • Noon to 3pm84 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm144 (24%)
  • 6pm to 9pm84 (14%)
  • 9pm to midnight58 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February51 (8.4%)
  • March44 (7.3%)
  • April39 (6.5%)
  • May42 (7%)
  • June34 (5.6%)
  • July50 (8.3%)
  • August46 (7.6%)
  • September52 (8.6%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December55 (9.1%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight422 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A2050 crashes

On the A2050, 42% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 67% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph253 (42%)
  • 40 mph174 (29%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.8%)
  • 60 mph130 (22%)
  • 70 mph11 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds472 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Other18 (3%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry406 (67%)
  • Wet or damp187 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway377 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway141 (23%)
  • Roundabout75 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A2050 crashes

Car occupants make up 64% of the people killed or injured on the A2050, followed by pedestrians (14%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant542 (64%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist96 (11%)
  • Cyclist44 (5.2%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (0.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car844 (76%)
  • Motorcycle98 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Other20 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1548 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20174 (21%)
  • 21 to 25129 (15%)
  • 26 to 35127 (15%)
  • 36 to 45110 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7540 (4.8%)
  • Over 7530 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded20 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider491 (58%)
  • Passenger233 (28%)
  • Pedestrian118 (14%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A2050

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A2050

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A2050 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A2050 were recorded in 2 council areas. Canterbury has the most, with 597, followed by Swale (5).

Collisions on the A2050 in each area, 1984 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stCanterbury59783414110
2ndSwale5500

A2050 crashes by town

Of the 604 collisions on the A2050, 312 were in the built-up area of Canterbury.

Recent crashes on the A2050

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A2050, from 20 December 2022 to 3 December 2025.

Severity