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Maidstone road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 592 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1988, and 767 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 180 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1987 (597), and casualties fell from 785.

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

Collisions in 1988
592
Down 1% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
767
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
16
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
180
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Maidstone in 1988 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal162.7%
  • Serious18030%
  • Slight39667%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal182.3%
  • Serious20226%
  • Slight54771%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1988 is highlighted, with 592, down 1% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (14%)
  • Tuesday94 (16%)
  • Wednesday87 (15%)
  • Thursday89 (15%)
  • Friday94 (16%)
  • Saturday81 (14%)
  • Sunday67 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5990 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (9%)
  • February35 (5.9%)
  • March49 (8.3%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May45 (7.6%)
  • June46 (7.8%)
  • July59 (10%)
  • August63 (11%)
  • September45 (7.6%)
  • October61 (10%)
  • November60 (10%)
  • December37 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds95 (16%)
  • Fog or mist16 (2.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other25 (4.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry391 (66%)
  • Wet or damp186 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph293 (49%)
  • 40 mph42 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph182 (31%)
  • 70 mph67 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road40 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout31 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist136 (18%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)
  • Van occupant47 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist38 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20173 (23%)
  • 21 to 25122 (16%)
  • 26 to 35109 (14%)
  • 36 to 4599 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.5%)
  • Over 7526 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider445 (58%)
  • Passenger214 (28%)
  • Pedestrian108 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car671 (64%)
  • Motorcycle141 (13%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (9.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 152nd most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
152nd
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
161st
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
82nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
97th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1988

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1988: 120, including 3 fatal and 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20120161340
2ndA22988109528
3rdA2496187117
4thA2744555116
5thA262729011
6thB21631928011
7thM2081111
8thB20107901
9thB20796702
10thB20155601
11thM25601
12thB20123301
13thB21623301
14thA20451200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1988

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 270.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1988

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1988: 176.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1988, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years