Road
Crashes on the A251
509 recorded collisions since 2000.
509
All crashes
11
Fatal
79
Serious
419
Slight
Since 2000 the A251 has seen 509 collisions, 11 of them fatal and 79 serious. That ranks it 937th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 21.6 per 1,000 collisions, and 18% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 37% since 2000, from 19 to 12 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Ashford and Swale.
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Crashes by year
2000–202440200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.