Road
Crashes on the A20
8,155 recorded collisions since 2000.
8,155
All crashes
134
Fatal
1,054
Serious
6,967
Slight
Since 2000 the A20 has seen 8,155 collisions, 134 of them fatal and 1,054 serious. That ranks it 32nd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 16.4 per 1,000 collisions, and 15% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 64% since 2000, from 487 to 176 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Lewisham, Maidstone and Tonbridge and Malling.
Worst local authorities on the A20
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- Lewisham2,131 crashes · 17 fatal
- Maidstone1,148 crashes · 20 fatal
- Tonbridge and Malling965 crashes · 16 fatal
- Greenwich833 crashes · 11 fatal
- Folkestone and Hythe768 crashes · 15 fatal
- Ashford744 crashes · 11 fatal
- Sevenoaks663 crashes · 16 fatal
- Dover599 crashes · 20 fatal
- Bexley230 crashes · 4 fatal
- Bromley73 crashes · 4 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20241,0005000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.