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Maidstone road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 569 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1986, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1985 (554), and casualties rose from 710.

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

Collisions in 1986
569
Up 3% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
712
Level with 1985
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1986

1.8% of collisions in Maidstone in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious16529%
  • Slight39469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious18927%
  • Slight51172%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1986 is highlighted, with 569, up 3% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday85 (15%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday93 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday101 (18%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday60 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5982 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.7%)
  • February40 (7%)
  • March43 (7.6%)
  • April38 (6.7%)
  • May47 (8.3%)
  • June58 (10%)
  • July62 (11%)
  • August48 (8.4%)
  • September40 (7%)
  • October44 (7.7%)
  • November48 (8.4%)
  • December57 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight393 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting61 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds436 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds103 (18%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Other7 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (63%)
  • Wet or damp193 (34%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (53%)
  • 40 mph33 (5.8%)
  • 50 mph5 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph177 (31%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist171 (24%)
  • Pedestrian123 (17%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7%)
  • 16 to 20211 (30%)
  • 21 to 25113 (16%)
  • 26 to 3596 (13%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (59%)
  • Passenger169 (24%)
  • Pedestrian123 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car639 (65%)
  • Motorcycle169 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes62 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Maidstone ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 164th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
164th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1986

The A20 and A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1986, with 91 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2091109121
2ndA22991109423
3rdA2494163113
4thA2743246014
5thA26314008
6thB2163192123
7thM20132204
8thB216281113
9thB20105502
10thM25500
11thB20793400
12thB20122200
13thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1986

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 245.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1986

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1986: 148.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1986, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1986.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years