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A252 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 433 collisions on the A252 from 1979 to 2025, with 674 casualties. Of those crashes, 26 were fatal and 117 serious, and 27 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 4 collisions on the A252, level with 2024, with 8 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
433
2,180th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
674
1.56 per collision
Fatal collisions
26
27 people killed
Serious collisions
117
170 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
4
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
8
Up 60% on 2024

Crash severity on the A252

On the A252, 6% of collisions were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal266%
  • Serious11727%
  • Slight29067%

Where the A252 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
2,180th
Most casualties
1,976th
Most fatal collisions
771st
Most serious collisions
1,688th

A252 accidents by year

Collisions on the A252 peaked at 20 in 1980 and were down to 4 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the A252, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202548
202445
202335
202247
202157
2020619
2019917
2018711
2017911
2016713
201545
2014912
20131118
2012710
2011712
20101012
20091115
200856
20071020
2006918
20051024
20041322
20031519
200289
200169
200079
19991417
199845
19971424
1996811
199549
19941214
1993817
199266
19911217
1990812
19891521
19881328
198767
19861524
19851216
19841014
1983910
19821430
19811217
19802026
19791726

When crashes happen on the A252

Thursday has the most collisions on the A252 (73), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (108).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (14%)
  • Tuesday54 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday62 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am14 (3.2%)
  • 3am to 6am6 (1.4%)
  • 6am to 9am73 (17%)
  • 9am to noon59 (14%)
  • Noon to 3pm76 (18%)
  • 3pm to 6pm108 (25%)
  • 6pm to 9pm49 (11%)
  • 9pm to midnight48 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February35 (8.1%)
  • March42 (9.7%)
  • April23 (5.3%)
  • May38 (8.8%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July36 (8.3%)
  • August26 (6%)
  • September38 (8.8%)
  • October38 (8.8%)
  • November38 (8.8%)
  • December38 (8.8%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight317 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting80 (18%)
  • Dark, street lights lit25 (5.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in A252 crashes

On the A252, 72% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 60 mph and 57% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph19 (4.4%)
  • 40 mph41 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph46 (11%)
  • 60 mph312 (72%)
  • 70 mph15 (3.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Other24 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry248 (57%)
  • Wet or damp157 (36%)
  • Frost or ice20 (4.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep4 (0.9%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout4 (0.9%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in A252 crashes

Car occupants make up 76% of the people killed or injured on the A252, followed by motorcyclists (11%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant512 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (11%)
  • Pedestrian26 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant26 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Cyclist8 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (75%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3%)
  • 11 to 1519 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 20117 (17%)
  • 21 to 2574 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (16%)
  • 36 to 45109 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6559 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7556 (8.3%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (67%)
  • Passenger198 (29%)
  • Pedestrian26 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the A252

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the A252

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

A252 crashes by council area

Collisions on the A252 were recorded in 2 council areas. Ashford has the most, with 427, followed by Worthing (3).

Collisions on the A252 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshford42766825116
2ndWorthing3300

A252 crashes by town

Collisions on the A252 were recorded in 3 towns and built-up areas, led by Charing (90) and Challock (32).

Recent crashes on the A252

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the A252, from 14 January 2020 to 8 June 2025.

Severity