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Maidstone road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 631 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1980, and 870 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 197 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1979 (620), and casualties rose from 822.

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

Collisions in 1980
631
Up 2% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
870
Up 6% on 1979
Fatal collisions
22
3.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
197
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1980

3.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 1980 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.5%
  • Serious19731%
  • Slight41265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal232.6%
  • Serious23527%
  • Slight61270%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1980 is highlighted, with 631, up 2% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (10%)
  • Tuesday86 (14%)
  • Wednesday87 (14%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday127 (20%)
  • Saturday98 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5988 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5980 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (7.9%)
  • February41 (6.5%)
  • March50 (7.9%)
  • April46 (7.3%)
  • May46 (7.3%)
  • June49 (7.8%)
  • July57 (9%)
  • August53 (8.4%)
  • September55 (8.7%)
  • October70 (11%)
  • November64 (10%)
  • December50 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight460 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit86 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting82 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry407 (65%)
  • Wet or damp210 (33%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (48%)
  • 40 mph43 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph212 (34%)
  • 70 mph70 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway500 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road36 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist196 (23%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant34 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1040 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1597 (11%)
  • 16 to 20232 (27%)
  • 21 to 25103 (12%)
  • 26 to 35125 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6568 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4%)
  • Over 7514 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider490 (56%)
  • Passenger249 (29%)
  • Pedestrian131 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (60%)
  • Motorcycle202 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (6.9%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.5%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Maidstone

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Maidstone ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 138th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
138th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
125th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
59th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1980

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1980: 134, including 4 fatal and 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229134167438
2ndA2090172631
3rdA2744869313
4thA249273836
5thB2163222418
6thA26212419
7thM2132102
8thM2081304
9thB201071202
10thB20125502
11thB20795501
12thB21625702
13thB20153400
14thA2271100
15thB20161201
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1980

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 277.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1980

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1980: 170.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1980, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years