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Maidstone road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 24,322 road traffic collisions in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025, and 32,520 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 400 were fatal and 4,643 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 312 collisions, up 2% on 2024 (305), and casualties fell from 406 to 399.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
24,322
129th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
32,520
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
400
1.6% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
312
Up 2% on 2024

Crash severity in Maidstone

1.6% of collisions in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal4001.6%
  • Serious4,64319%
  • Slight19,27979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal4321.3%
  • Serious5,33616%
  • Slight26,75282%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. In 2025 there were 312, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 312
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025312399
2024305406
2023355458
2022413531
2021332448
2020311406
2019428560
2018449646
2017449633
2016498682
2015443635
2014541756
2013470643
2012476675
2011499651
2010471649
2009512705
2008557726
2007550750
2006519692
2005524714
2004618787
2003541710
2002524727
2001554757
2000548730
1999470626
1998483633
1997493683
1996553738
1995534747
1994530677
1993639810
1992645872
1991566758
1990612807
1989610805
1988592767
1987597785
1986569712
1985554710
1984609797
1983634841
1982586733
1981596851
1980631870
1979620822

When and where crashes happen in Maidstone

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday3,340 (14%)
  • Tuesday3,566 (15%)
  • Wednesday3,631 (15%)
  • Thursday3,571 (15%)
  • Friday4,040 (17%)
  • Saturday3,407 (14%)
  • Sunday2,767 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59961 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59486 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:593,432 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,519 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:594,105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,738 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,660 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:592,421 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,975 (8.1%)
  • February1,732 (7.1%)
  • March1,905 (7.8%)
  • April1,877 (7.7%)
  • May2,012 (8.3%)
  • June2,016 (8.3%)
  • July2,134 (8.8%)
  • August2,019 (8.3%)
  • September2,046 (8.4%)
  • October2,300 (9.5%)
  • November2,220 (9.1%)
  • December2,086 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight17,499 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,813 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2,495 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit278 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown236 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds18,895 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds3,591 (15%)
  • Fog or mist282 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds198 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds172 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds110 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds25 (0.1%)
  • Other578 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded471 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry16,304 (67%)
  • Wet or damp7,235 (30%)
  • Frost or ice571 (2.3%)
  • Snow149 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep37 (0.2%)
  • Mud2 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded24 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph83 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph12,017 (49%)
  • 40 mph2,302 (9.5%)
  • 50 mph766 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph5,718 (24%)
  • 70 mph3,431 (14%)
  • Not recorded3 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway16,947 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway4,597 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road1,384 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout1,282 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded112 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Maidstone

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant20,380 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist4,338 (13%)
  • Pedestrian3,819 (12%)
  • Cyclist1,548 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant1,017 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant488 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)472 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant160 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant128 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant111 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded17 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5626 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 101,035 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 151,805 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 206,287 (19%)
  • 21 to 254,225 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,945 (18%)
  • 36 to 454,350 (13%)
  • 46 to 553,203 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 652,128 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 751,293 (4%)
  • Over 75881 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded742 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider20,301 (62%)
  • Passenger8,400 (26%)
  • Pedestrian3,819 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car32,362 (73%)
  • Motorcycle4,420 (9.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,353 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,149 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle1,595 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach652 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle415 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car179 (0.4%)
  • Minibus153 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown84 (0.2%)
  • Other79 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded80 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Maidstone

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Maidstone

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maidstone ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 129th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
126thHerefordshire24,79434,5215985,754
127thWest Suffolk24,68234,9936095,561
128thAberdeen City24,34729,0223824,646
129thMaidstone (this area)24,32232,5204004,643
130thEast Lindsey24,05936,2816685,173
131stThurrock24,01132,8833324,520
132ndBlackburn with Darwen23,83632,5642804,232

Accident hotspots in Maidstone

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone, with 1,452 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 6 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025: 3,971, including 66 fatal and 736 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2293,9715,21466736
2ndA203,0564,17861626
3rdA2492,1653,12353346
4thA2741,5382,19231341
5thM201,4692,23038207
6thA261,1041,42222216
7thB21638611,13014173
8thM24226351072
9thB2010402503186
10thB2162196271446
11thB2079168223427
12thB2015154214036
13thB2012136168127
14thA2286185111
15thA2045475705
16thB2160334705
17thB2246334002
18thB2016193115
19thA2274400
20thA22803702

Towns in Maidstone

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 10,236.

Postcode districts in Maidstone

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025: 6,687.

Latest crashes in Maidstone

Of the latest 24 crashes in Maidstone, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The most recent was on 26 December 2025.

Severity