Road
Crashes on the A21
7,818 recorded collisions since 2000.
7,818
All crashes
134
Fatal
1,222
Serious
6,462
Slight
Since 2000 the A21 has seen 7,818 collisions, 134 of them fatal and 1,222 serious. That ranks it 37th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 17.1 per 1,000 collisions, and 17% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 48% since 2000, from 426 to 223 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Lewisham, Bromley and Tunbridge Wells.
Worst local authorities on the A21
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- Lewisham3,362 crashes · 18 fatal
- Bromley1,489 crashes · 19 fatal
- Tunbridge Wells971 crashes · 33 fatal
- Rother773 crashes · 44 fatal
- Hastings661 crashes · 7 fatal
- Sevenoaks317 crashes · 5 fatal
- Tonbridge and Malling242 crashes · 7 fatal
- Mid Sussex1 crashes · 0 fatal
- Sheffield1 crashes · 1 fatal
- Maidstone1 crashes · 0 fatal
Crashes by year
2000–20246004002000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.