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Maidstone road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1985, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 175 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1984 (609), and casualties fell from 797.

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

Collisions in 1985
554
Down 9% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
710
Down 11% on 1984
Fatal collisions
11
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
175
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1985

2% of collisions in Maidstone in 1985 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112%
  • Serious17532%
  • Slight36866%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious20529%
  • Slight49369%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1985 is highlighted, with 554, down 9% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (12%)
  • Wednesday68 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (16%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday85 (15%)
  • Sunday68 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59131 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.5%)
  • February25 (4.5%)
  • March48 (8.7%)
  • April50 (9%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June46 (8.3%)
  • July53 (9.6%)
  • August58 (10%)
  • September42 (7.6%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November47 (8.5%)
  • December44 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting78 (14%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds457 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (71%)
  • Wet or damp133 (24%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)
  • Snow12 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph283 (51%)
  • 40 mph41 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.1%)
  • 60 mph167 (30%)
  • 70 mph57 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant367 (52%)
  • Motorcyclist168 (24%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)
  • Cyclist37 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)21 (3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20204 (29%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (61%)
  • Passenger177 (25%)
  • Pedestrian100 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car661 (66%)
  • Motorcycle171 (17%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle37 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 160th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
170th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1985

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1985: 101, including 39 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229101132039
2ndA2087115326
3rdA263742313
4thA249365729
5thA274284609
6thM20233005
7thB2163222706
8thB2010121207
9thM28901
10thB20794400
11thB21624601
12thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1985

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 249.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1985

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1985: 168.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1985, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years