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Maidstone road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1979, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 17 were fatal and 186 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 24,322 collisions in Maidstone.

Collisions in 1979
620
Casualties in 1979
822
Fatal collisions
17
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
186
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1979

2.7% of collisions in Maidstone in 1979 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal172.7%
  • Serious18630%
  • Slight41767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.2%
  • Serious22527%
  • Slight57970%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1979 is highlighted, with 620.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (11%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday119 (19%)
  • Saturday108 (17%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.5%)
  • February46 (7.4%)
  • March53 (8.5%)
  • April42 (6.8%)
  • May47 (7.6%)
  • June51 (8.2%)
  • July42 (6.8%)
  • August53 (8.5%)
  • September54 (8.7%)
  • October63 (10%)
  • November57 (9.2%)
  • December72 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting86 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds475 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds20 (3.2%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other25 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (62%)
  • Wet or damp181 (29%)
  • Frost or ice33 (5.3%)
  • Snow20 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph305 (49%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph78 (13%)
  • 70 mph182 (29%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist187 (23%)
  • Pedestrian116 (14%)
  • Cyclist52 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant43 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1045 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1556 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20247 (30%)
  • 21 to 25109 (13%)
  • 26 to 35137 (17%)
  • 36 to 4574 (9%)
  • 46 to 5554 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider493 (60%)
  • Passenger213 (26%)
  • Pedestrian116 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car656 (61%)
  • Motorcycle192 (18%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Maidstone

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Maidstone ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 141st most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
141st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1979

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1979: 130, including 1 fatal and 37 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229130175137
2ndA20107159536
3rdA274405837
4thA26273104
5thA249243218
6thB2163232906
7thB2010132106
8thM2111803
9thB201591004
10thB216291303
11thM206812
12thB20794612
13thB20121201
14thB20161100
15thB21021110

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1979

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1979: 276.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1979

ME15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1979: 162.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1979, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years