Road
Crashes on the A290
484 recorded collisions since 2000.
484
All crashes
4
Fatal
76
Serious
404
Slight
Since 2000 the A290 has seen 484 collisions, 4 of them fatal and 76 serious. That ranks it 985th of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 8.3 per 1,000 collisions, and 17% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 59% since 2000, from 34 to 14 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Canterbury and Arun.
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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.