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Leysdown-on-Sea road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 122 road traffic collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 156 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 26 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, up from 1 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
122
2,564th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
156
1.28 per collision
Fatal collisions
2
2 people killed
Serious collisions
26
30 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
1 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
2
1 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Leysdown-on-Sea

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal21.6%
  • Serious2621%
  • Slight9477%

What the data shows

  • Leysdown-on-Sea had 25 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 56% more than the 16 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Leysdown-on-Sea are between noon and 3pm, with 30% of collisions.
  • 48 children under 16 were killed or injured in Leysdown-on-Sea, 32% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Leysdown-on-Sea ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,564th
Most casualties
2,619th
Most fatal collisions
2,109th
Most serious collisions
2,489th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday14 (11%)
  • Tuesday6 (4.9%)
  • Wednesday12 (9.8%)
  • Thursday9 (7.4%)
  • Friday16 (13%)
  • Saturday30 (25%)
  • Sunday35 (29%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight102 (84%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway120 (98%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph105 (86%)
  • 40 mph9 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (6.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds108 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds9 (7.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.8%)
  • Other1 (0.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant66 (42%)
  • Pedestrian55 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist19 (12%)
  • Cyclist7 (4.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (1.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Leysdown-on-Sea road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Leysdown-on-Sea, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea peaked at 8 in 1991; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202522
202411
202323
202211
202133
202033
201958
201834
201748
201611
201511
201411
201311
201211
201124
201033
200922
200800
200733
200623
200500
200400
200322
200222
200133
200055
199922
199835
199735
199611
199557
199444
199345
199244
1991813
199068
198944
198844
198700
198612
198566
198433
198312
198224
198134
198034
197924

Map of recent crashes in Leysdown-on-Sea

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Leysdown-on-Sea

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Leysdown-on-Sea

The 24 most recent collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea happened between 18 February 2017 and 19 March 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Leysdown-on-Sea

Of the 122 collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea, 64 were on the B2231.

Collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB22316481112

Council area for Leysdown-on-Sea

Leysdown-on-Sea is in Swale, where police recorded 19,855 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Leysdown-on-Sea accounts for 0.6% of them.

Postcode district for Leysdown-on-Sea

All 122 collisions in Leysdown-on-Sea were in the ME12 postcode district.