The A28: where people are seriously hurt
Over 2021–2025, 171 people were killed or seriously injured in 152 collisions on the A28, making it the 67th worst numbered road in Britain by that measure.
152
serious or fatal collisions
171
people killed or seriously injured
4
collisions that took a life
#67
of 150 numbered roads
What the record shows
The A28 carries 586 recorded injury collisions over the period, 152 of them serious or fatal. Serious injury concentrates in Ashford, Canterbury, Thanet, with 1 further areas also recording collisions. Collisions here are less likely than average to be fatal (3% against 7%), typical of lower-speed urban sections. Most collisions were recorded on 30 mph sections. The worst year of the period was 2025 with 35 serious collisions, and the count is up 21% between 2021 and 2025.
Every serious and fatal collision on the A28
Blue markers are serious collisions, red crosses fatal. Click any marker for the year. Zoom in to see the specific junctions and stretches where they cluster.
Where along the route
- Ashford61 KSI
- Canterbury57 KSI
- Thanet24 KSI
- Rother10 KSI
Local authority areas with the most serious collisions on this road.
The trend
Serious and fatal collisions on the A28
2025: 35 (up 2.9% on the year before) · peak 35 in 2025 · +20.7% across the period
Axis clipped to the data range to show year-on-year movement.
About the A28
How many accidents happen on the A28?
Police recorded 586 injury collisions on the A28 over 2021–2025, of which 152 were fatal or serious. Those serious collisions left 171 people killed or seriously injured, including 4 fatal collisions.
Is the A28 a dangerous road?
By volume of serious injury it ranks 67 of the 150 numbered roads we analyse, and 61 among a roads. That is a count rather than a rate: longer and busier roads accumulate more collisions, so a high ranking reflects exposure as well as risk.
Where on the A28 do collisions happen?
They concentrate in Ashford, Canterbury, Thanet. The map on this page plots every serious and fatal collision recorded on the route, so you can see the specific stretches rather than the total.
Counts include every collision the police recorded on this road number across all authority areas. They are not adjusted for traffic volume or road length, so treat them as a measure of where injury concentrates rather than a per-mile risk rating. Method. Free to reuse with attribution to this page.
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