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Maidstone road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1987, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 178 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1986 (569), and casualties rose from 712.

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

Collisions in 1987
597
Up 5% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
785
Up 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
178
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1987

1.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 1987 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious17830%
  • Slight41069%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious20326%
  • Slight57373%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1987 is highlighted, with 597, up 5% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (13%)
  • Wednesday94 (16%)
  • Thursday94 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday69 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5980 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5994 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (3.7%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March42 (7%)
  • April43 (7.2%)
  • May45 (7.5%)
  • June40 (6.7%)
  • July67 (11%)
  • August64 (11%)
  • September52 (8.7%)
  • October64 (11%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December63 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight412 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds456 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (17%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry363 (61%)
  • Wet or damp221 (37%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.2%)
  • Snow6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph321 (54%)
  • 40 mph29 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph187 (31%)
  • 70 mph52 (8.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road54 (9%)
  • Roundabout15 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant427 (54%)
  • Motorcyclist139 (18%)
  • Pedestrian118 (15%)
  • Van occupant39 (5%)
  • Cyclist34 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20230 (29%)
  • 21 to 25118 (15%)
  • 26 to 35122 (16%)
  • 36 to 4582 (10%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7513 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider474 (60%)
  • Passenger193 (25%)
  • Pedestrian118 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (70%)
  • Motorcycle143 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes70 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 142nd most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
142nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
150th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
101st
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1987

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1987: 104, including 1 fatal and 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229104125130
2ndA2088114218
3rdA2493967120
4thA2743445011
5thA263141011
6thB2163294717
7thM20233616
8thB2010101203
9thB21624800
10thB20793302
11thM22200
12thA2271100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1987

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 301.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1987

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1987: 180.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1987, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years