Road
Crashes on the A274
831 recorded collisions since 2000.
831
All crashes
10
Fatal
159
Serious
662
Slight
Since 2000 the A274 has seen 831 collisions, 10 of them fatal and 159 serious. That ranks it 599th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 12 per 1,000 collisions, and 20% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 55% since 2000, from 49 to 22 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Maidstone, Ashford and Tunbridge Wells.
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Crashes by year
2000–20246040200
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.