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Biddenden road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 128 road traffic collisions in Biddenden, Ashford, from 1979 to 2025, and 172 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 23 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 3 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
128
2,493rd of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
172
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
23
27 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
3 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Biddenden

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.8%
  • Serious2318%
  • Slight10481%

What the data shows

  • Biddenden had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 43% fewer than the 30 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Biddenden were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 14 children under 16 were killed or injured in Biddenden, 8.2% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 30% of collisions in Biddenden.

Where Biddenden ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,493rd
Most casualties
2,480th
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,610th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday16 (13%)
  • Tuesday20 (16%)
  • Wednesday13 (10%)
  • Thursday19 (15%)
  • Friday15 (12%)
  • Saturday24 (19%)
  • Sunday21 (16%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight96 (75%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway125 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway3 (2.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph95 (74%)
  • 40 mph15 (12%)
  • 60 mph17 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds98 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds19 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Other4 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant120 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (17%)
  • Pedestrian11 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant4 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.2%)
  • Cyclist2 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Biddenden road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Biddenden, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Biddenden peaked at 8 in 2019; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202433
202300
202200
202100
202000
2019811
201823
201711
201611
201535
201422
201300
201244
201144
201023
200944
200847
200723
200657
200523
200448
200322
200224
200123
200068
199936
199835
199734
199634
199567
199411
199322
199257
199148
199034
198922
198811
198733
198600
1985610
198477
198323
198222
198111
198044
197922

Map of recent crashes in Biddenden

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Biddenden

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Biddenden

The 24 most recent collisions in Biddenden happened between 23 September 2012 and 2 November 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Biddenden

The A262 has the most collisions in Biddenden, 86 of 128 (67%), followed by the A274 (36).

Collisions in Biddenden on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26286113011
2ndA2743652111

Council area for Biddenden

Biddenden is in Ashford, where police recorded 18,746 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Biddenden accounts for 0.7% of them.

Postcode district for Biddenden

All 128 collisions in Biddenden were in the TN27 postcode district.