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Maidstone road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 586 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1982, and 733 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 201 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1981 (596), and casualties fell from 851.

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

Collisions in 1982
586
Down 2% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
733
Down 14% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
201
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1982

1.4% of collisions in Maidstone in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious20134%
  • Slight37764%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious22230%
  • Slight50268%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1982 is highlighted, with 586, down 2% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday79 (13%)
  • Tuesday90 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (16%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday99 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (13%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5993 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59150 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.1%)
  • February54 (9.2%)
  • March45 (7.7%)
  • April39 (6.7%)
  • May49 (8.4%)
  • June62 (11%)
  • July47 (8%)
  • August49 (8.4%)
  • September48 (8.2%)
  • October56 (9.6%)
  • November54 (9.2%)
  • December47 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight425 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (18%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry352 (60%)
  • Wet or damp216 (37%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph299 (51%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph184 (31%)
  • 70 mph48 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway469 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road46 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant308 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (27%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)
  • Cyclist47 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant43 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (3.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20244 (33%)
  • 21 to 2587 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (14%)
  • 36 to 4563 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5556 (7.6%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider458 (62%)
  • Passenger169 (23%)
  • Pedestrian106 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car638 (62%)
  • Motorcycle194 (19%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes83 (8%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes34 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 154th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
103rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1982

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1982: 103, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229103133135
2ndA2089110134
3rdA2743255113
4thA249314119
5thB21632833210
6thA26262905
7thB201091003
8thM291203
9thM209911
10thB20127705
11thB21625501
12thB20793300
13thA2441200
14thA2471100
15thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1982

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 273.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1982

ME15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1982: 161.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1982, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years