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Chilham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 252 road traffic collisions in Chilham, Ashford, from 1979 to 2025, and 375 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 44 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 7 collisions, up from 6 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
252
1,725th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
375
1.49 per collision
Fatal collisions
4
4 people killed
Serious collisions
44
54 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
7
6 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
13
11 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Chilham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal41.6%
  • Serious4417%
  • Slight20481%

What the data shows

  • Chilham had 50 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% more than the 45 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in Chilham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 22 children under 16 were killed or injured in Chilham, 6.1% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 33% of collisions in Chilham.

Where Chilham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
1,725th
Most casualties
1,585th
Most fatal collisions
1,561st
Most serious collisions
1,873rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (14%)
  • Tuesday31 (12%)
  • Wednesday35 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (18%)
  • Friday32 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (80%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights lit11 (4.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway242 (96%)
  • Dual carriageway8 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road1 (0.4%)
  • Roundabout1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph19 (7.5%)
  • 40 mph36 (14%)
  • 50 mph44 (17%)
  • 60 mph149 (59%)
  • 70 mph3 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds199 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds33 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Other3 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant279 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Chilham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Chilham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Chilham peaked at 12 in 2019; 2025 had 7.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025713
2024611
202345
202222
202134
202022
20191220
2018711
201700
201678
201544
201400
201357
201268
201147
201034
200922
2008511
200746
20061214
200557
2004714
2003811
2002810
2001913
200067
199978
1998815
19971015
199679
199556
199445
1993615
199244
1991713
1990913
198922
1988813
198757
198611
198522
198445
198337
19821019
198133
198046
197956

Map of recent crashes in Chilham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Chilham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Chilham

The 24 most recent collisions in Chilham happened between 24 January 2020 and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Chilham

The A28 has the most collisions in Chilham, 213 of 252 (85%), followed by the A252 (19).

Collisions in Chilham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28213312234
2ndA252193628

Council areas covering Chilham

Collisions in Chilham were recorded in 2 council areas. Ashford has 169 of 252 (67%).

Collisions in Chilham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stAshford169250435
2ndCanterbury8312509

Postcode district for Chilham

All 252 collisions in Chilham were in the CT4 postcode district.