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Maidstone road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 596 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1981, and 851 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 22 were fatal and 149 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1980 (631), and casualties fell from 870.

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

Collisions in 1981
596
Down 6% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
851
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
22
3.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
149
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1981

3.7% of collisions in Maidstone in 1981 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal223.7%
  • Serious14925%
  • Slight42571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal242.8%
  • Serious18121%
  • Slight64676%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1981 is highlighted, with 596, down 6% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (13%)
  • Tuesday96 (16%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday78 (13%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday91 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59154 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5997 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.2%)
  • February31 (5.2%)
  • March41 (6.9%)
  • April32 (5.4%)
  • May59 (9.9%)
  • June42 (7%)
  • July51 (8.6%)
  • August53 (8.9%)
  • September78 (13%)
  • October57 (9.6%)
  • November66 (11%)
  • December43 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight430 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (11%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds470 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry365 (61%)
  • Wet or damp205 (34%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph291 (49%)
  • 40 mph36 (6%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph207 (35%)
  • 70 mph57 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway472 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (6.7%)
  • Roundabout7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist198 (23%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)
  • Van occupant42 (4.9%)
  • Cyclist35 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)24 (2.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant13 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20246 (29%)
  • 21 to 25106 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (14%)
  • 36 to 4595 (11%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7548 (5.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (58%)
  • Passenger243 (29%)
  • Pedestrian114 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car693 (64%)
  • Motorcycle204 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes64 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 147th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
147th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
129th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
55th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
174th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1981

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1981: 107, including 6 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229107157627
2ndA2098140522
3rdA2744368217
4thA249376138
5thA26324017
6thM20131814
7thM2122013
8thB2163111504
9thB20108802
10thB20125700
11thB21625702
12thB20792300
13thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1981

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 259.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1981

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1981: 157.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1981, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years