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Maidstone road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 634 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1983, and 841 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 167 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1982 (586), and casualties rose from 733.

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

Collisions in 1983
634
Up 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
841
Up 15% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
167
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1983

2.4% of collisions in Maidstone in 1983 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal152.4%
  • Serious16726%
  • Slight45271%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.8%
  • Serious18922%
  • Slight63776%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1983 is highlighted, with 634, up 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday86 (14%)
  • Friday95 (15%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday81 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (9.6%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59152 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59120 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5985 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January49 (7.7%)
  • February48 (7.6%)
  • March53 (8.4%)
  • April58 (9.1%)
  • May53 (8.4%)
  • June47 (7.4%)
  • July66 (10%)
  • August51 (8%)
  • September61 (9.6%)
  • October49 (7.7%)
  • November53 (8.4%)
  • December46 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting93 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds529 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (13%)
  • Fog or mist10 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry427 (67%)
  • Wet or damp190 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph296 (47%)
  • 40 mph54 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph11 (1.7%)
  • 60 mph204 (32%)
  • 70 mph68 (11%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway482 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant402 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist228 (27%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)
  • Cyclist56 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20279 (33%)
  • 21 to 25131 (16%)
  • 26 to 35111 (13%)
  • 36 to 4586 (10%)
  • 46 to 5548 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (63%)
  • Passenger206 (24%)
  • Pedestrian104 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car679 (61%)
  • Motorcycle234 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.8%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 124th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
124th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1983

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1983: 120, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229120169226
2ndA2087122018
3rdA274385318
4thA26354518
5thA249335628
6thB2163252806
7thM20172012
8thM2111506
9thB201091102
10thB20793311
11thB21623500
12thB20122200
13thA2271100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1983

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 275.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1983

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1983: 183.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1983, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years