Road
Crashes on the A257
535 recorded collisions since 2000.
535
All crashes
12
Fatal
92
Serious
431
Slight
Since 2000 the A257 has seen 535 collisions, 12 of them fatal and 92 serious. That ranks it 901st of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 22.4 per 1,000 collisions, and 19% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 48% since 2000, from 29 to 15 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Canterbury, Dover and Thanet.
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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.