Bearsted road traffic accidents
Bearsted recorded 247 collisions in the STATS19 data between 1999 and 2025, involving 329 casualties. Of these collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious. Recorded collisions in 2025 were up 40% on 2024.
Severity Breakdown
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 33
- Casualties
- 329
- Fatal
- 3
- Serious
- 33
- Casualties
- 329
Collisions by Year
Areas covering Bearsted
Roads in Bearsted
Postcode districts in Bearsted
Planning applications nearby
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Data from PlanIndex, an index of UK planning registers.
Accidents in Bearsted
Road collision statistics for Bearsted
Collisions recorded
247
Police-reported road traffic collisions captured in the STATS19 data.
People injured or killed
329
Casualties recorded across every collision in this area.
Fatal collisions
3
Collisions in which at least one person died.
Serious collisions
33
14.6% of collisions here ended in a death or serious injury.
Severity of collisions
What the data shows in Bearsted
Collisions in Bearsted are most frequently recorded on a Friday (18.2% of the total), with 21.5% happening in darkness rather than daylight. The most common posted speed limit at the scene is 30 mph.
89.9% of recorded collisions in Bearsted happen on a single carriageway. Around 15.8% were recorded in adverse weather such as rain, snow or fog.
The collisions in Bearsted have produced 329 casualties. Pedestrians account for 14.3% of those casualties, a marker of the risk to people on foot here.
Collisions by day of the week
Collisions by day of the week: Sunday 29 collisions, Monday 41 collisions, Tuesday 36 collisions, Wednesday 40 collisions, Thursday 28 collisions, Friday 45 collisions, Saturday 28 collisions.
Light conditions
Light conditions: Daylight 194 collisions, Darkness 53 collisions.
Road type
Road type: Single carriageway 222 collisions, Dual carriageway 14 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Slip road 4 collisions, One way street 2 collisions.
Speed limit at the scene
Speed limit at the scene: 20 mph 1 collisions, 30 mph 188 collisions, 40 mph 34 collisions, 60 mph 22 collisions, 70 mph 2 collisions.
Weather at the time
Weather at the time: Fine no high winds 206 collisions, Raining no high winds 25 collisions, Other 6 collisions, Unknown 5 collisions, Fine + high winds 2 collisions.
Who was hurt
Who was hurt: Driver or rider 203 casualties, Passenger 79 casualties, Pedestrian 47 casualties.
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SlightFrequently asked questions about road accidents in Bearsted
How many road accidents have there been in Bearsted?
247 collisions have been recorded in Bearsted in the STATS19 road safety data between 1999 and 2025, involving 329 casualties.
How many of the collisions in Bearsted were serious or fatal?
3 were fatal and 33 were serious — 14.6% of all recorded collisions in Bearsted resulted in a death or serious injury.
When do most road accidents happen in Bearsted?
Friday is the most common day for collisions in Bearsted, accounting for 18.2% of them, and 21.5% of all collisions here happen in darkness.
What kind of roads do collisions in Bearsted happen on?
89.9% of collisions in Bearsted are recorded on a single carriageway, most often where the limit is 30 mph.
Are pedestrians often hurt in collisions in Bearsted?
Pedestrians make up 14.3% of the 329 casualties recorded in Bearsted.
Is road safety in Bearsted getting better or worse?
Recorded collisions in Bearsted rose 40% in 2025 compared with 2024. Year-on-year figures move with both genuine risk and changes in reporting, so they are best read as a trend rather than a single verdict.
Where does the road accident data for Bearsted come from?
It comes from STATS19, the official record of personal-injury road collisions reported to the police and published by the Department for Transport. The figures for Bearsted cover 1999 to 2025.