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Minster (Swale) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 996 road traffic collisions in Minster, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,252 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 177 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 19 collisions, up from 14 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
996
754th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,252
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
7
7 people killed
Serious collisions
177
190 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
19
14 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
27
19 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Minster

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious17718%
  • Slight81282%

What the data shows

  • Minster had 169 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 11% fewer than the 190 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Minster were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 266 children under 16 were killed or injured in Minster, 22% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Minster.

Where Minster ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
754th
Most casualties
762nd
Most fatal collisions
1,110th
Most serious collisions
760th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday132 (13%)
  • Wednesday131 (13%)
  • Thursday152 (15%)
  • Friday167 (17%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday129 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight723 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit26 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown18 (1.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway931 (93%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.1%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (1.5%)
  • Dual carriageway10 (1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph828 (83%)
  • 40 mph126 (13%)
  • 60 mph36 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds795 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Other24 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded20 (2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant656 (52%)
  • Pedestrian207 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist200 (16%)
  • Cyclist136 (11%)
  • Van occupant24 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Minster road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Minster, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Minster peaked at 35 in 1990; 2025 had 19.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251927
20241419
20231826
20221830
20211622
20201416
20191824
20181417
20171827
20162031
20152226
20142125
20131620
20121317
20111719
20102126
20091922
20081420
20072126
20062633
20052224
20042427
20032831
20023042
20012630
20001723
19992023
19983035
19972429
19962835
19951825
19942733
19931928
19922028
19912432
19903543
19892629
19882627
19873441
19861925
19852227
19841922
19832534
19821518
19811822
19802022
19792124

Map of recent crashes in Minster

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Minster

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Minster

The 24 most recent collisions in Minster happened between 13 November 2024 and 25 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Minster

The B2008 has the most collisions in Minster, 420 of 996 (42%), followed by the B2231 (10).

Collisions in Minster on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB2008420527379
2ndB2231101800
3rdA25004700

Council area for Minster

Minster is in Swale, where police recorded 19,855 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Minster accounts for 5% of them.

Postcode district for Minster

All 996 collisions in Minster were in the ME12 postcode district.