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B245 accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 644 collisions on the B245 from 1979 to 2025, with 885 casualties. Of those crashes, 9 were fatal and 125 serious, and 9 people were killed.

In 2025 there were 3 collisions on the B245, level with 2024, with 4 casualties.

Collisions since 1979
644
1,609th highest of 4,923 roads
Casualties
885
1.37 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
125
146 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
3
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
4
Level with 2024

Crash severity on the B245

On the B245, 1.4% of collisions were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious12519%
  • Slight51079%

Where the B245 ranks among 4,923 roads

Most collisions
1,609th
Most casualties
1,578th
Most fatal collisions
1,807th
Most serious collisions
1,602nd

B245 accidents by year

Collisions on the B245 peaked at 27 in 1984 and were down to 3 in 2025.

Collisions and casualties on the B245, 1979 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 3
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202534
202434
202325
202289
202135
202068
20191013
2018811
201734
201655
20151015
20141216
2013912
2012812
20111722
20101420
20091318
200867
20071316
2006813
200555
20041825
20031317
20021931
20011213
20001722
19991013
1998910
19971727
19961317
19951826
19942233
19932437
19921316
19911114
19902131
19892027
19881928
19872540
19862329
19852429
19842739
19832135
19822737
19812226
19801313
19792026

When crashes happen on the B245

Tuesday has the most collisions on the B245 (112), and 3pm to 6pm is the busiest time of day (140).

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (15%)
  • Tuesday112 (17%)
  • Wednesday88 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday91 (14%)
  • Sunday63 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • Midnight to 3am26 (4%)
  • 3am to 6am15 (2.3%)
  • 6am to 9am104 (16%)
  • 9am to noon109 (17%)
  • Noon to 3pm89 (14%)
  • 3pm to 6pm140 (22%)
  • 6pm to 9pm110 (17%)
  • 9pm to midnight51 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January60 (9.3%)
  • February54 (8.4%)
  • March55 (8.5%)
  • April52 (8.1%)
  • May57 (8.9%)
  • June44 (6.8%)
  • July48 (7.5%)
  • August47 (7.3%)
  • September61 (9.5%)
  • October65 (10%)
  • November52 (8.1%)
  • December49 (7.6%)

Light conditions at the time

  • Daylight472 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (5.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Road and weather conditions in B245 crashes

On the B245, 37% of collisions happened where the speed limit was 30 mph and 61% on a dry road surface.

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph238 (37%)
  • 40 mph229 (36%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph166 (26%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds112 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Other25 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (61%)
  • Wet or damp233 (36%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway614 (95%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (2%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

People hurt and vehicles involved in B245 crashes

Car occupants make up 63% of the people killed or injured on the B245, followed by motorcyclists (19%).

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant561 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (19%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.9%)
  • Other7 (0.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car941 (74%)
  • Motorcycle171 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other9 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1016 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20199 (22%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35134 (15%)
  • 36 to 45123 (14%)
  • 46 to 5582 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6559 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3.8%)
  • Over 7532 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider614 (69%)
  • Passenger210 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (6.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes on the B245

Map of the 25 most recent crashes on the B245

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

  • 25 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

B245 crashes by council area

Collisions on the B245 were recorded in 2 council areas. Tonbridge and Malling has the most, with 591, followed by Sevenoaks (52).

Collisions on the B245 in each area, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stTonbridge and Malling5918078115
2ndSevenoaks527719

B245 crashes by town

Of the 644 collisions on the B245, 87 were in the built-up area of Tonbridge.

Recent crashes on the B245

These are the 25 most recent collisions on the B245, from 21 February 2020 to 22 June 2025.

Severity