Road
Crashes on the M20
3,840 recorded collisions since 2000.
3,840
All crashes
76
Fatal
443
Serious
3,321
Slight
Since 2000 the M20 has seen 3,840 collisions, 76 of them fatal and 443 serious. That ranks it 93rd of 6,754 numbered A, B and M roads by total recorded collisions. Its fatal rate is 19.8 per 1,000 collisions, and 14% caused death or serious injury. Collisions have fallen by about 66% since 2000, from 188 to 63 in 2024. The heaviest local concentrations are in Tonbridge and Malling, Maidstone and Ashford.
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Crashes by year
2000–20244002000
200020052010201520202024
Figures cover collisions reported to police (STATS19) from 2000 onward. Source: DfT STATS19, Open Government Licence v3.0.