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Maidstone road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 609 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1984, and 797 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 172 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1983 (634), and casualties fell from 841.

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

Collisions in 1984
609
Down 4% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
797
Down 5% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
172
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1984

2% of collisions in Maidstone in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious17228%
  • Slight42570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious19124%
  • Slight59374%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1984 is highlighted, with 609, down 4% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday95 (16%)
  • Tuesday85 (14%)
  • Wednesday100 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (13%)
  • Friday91 (15%)
  • Saturday92 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5987 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5979 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.1%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March38 (6.2%)
  • April32 (5.3%)
  • May53 (8.7%)
  • June55 (9%)
  • July47 (7.7%)
  • August54 (8.9%)
  • September52 (8.5%)
  • October78 (13%)
  • November67 (11%)
  • December61 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight406 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit111 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting89 (15%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds469 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds125 (21%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry398 (65%)
  • Wet or damp198 (33%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph301 (49%)
  • 40 mph34 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.6%)
  • 60 mph220 (36%)
  • 70 mph44 (7.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway468 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist192 (24%)
  • Pedestrian91 (11%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)27 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3%)
  • 11 to 1555 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20267 (34%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35113 (14%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5562 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.8%)
  • Over 758 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (61%)
  • Passenger218 (27%)
  • Pedestrian91 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car675 (62%)
  • Motorcycle203 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes73 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach26 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle24 (2.2%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 147th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
148th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1984

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1984: 104, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20104139124
2ndA22986109125
3rdA249385529
4thA2743759213
5thA263444011
6thB21632427012
7thM20233406
8thM2111934
9thB2010101302
10thB21624503
11thB20792300
12thA20121100
13thB20121200
14thB20151200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1984

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 275.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1984

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1984: 165.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1984, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years