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Maidstone road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 610 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1989, and 805 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1988 (592), and casualties rose from 767.

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

Collisions in 1989
610
Up 3% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
805
Up 5% on 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1989

1.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious13522%
  • Slight46676%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.2%
  • Serious16721%
  • Slight62878%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1989 is highlighted, with 610, up 3% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (11%)
  • Wednesday81 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (18%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59101 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59148 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.6%)
  • February53 (8.7%)
  • March42 (6.9%)
  • April50 (8.2%)
  • May41 (6.7%)
  • June51 (8.4%)
  • July52 (8.5%)
  • August63 (10%)
  • September43 (7%)
  • October59 (9.7%)
  • November73 (12%)
  • December43 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight410 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit113 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting77 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds460 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds94 (15%)
  • Fog or mist21 (3.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry400 (66%)
  • Wet or damp195 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph304 (50%)
  • 40 mph41 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph12 (2%)
  • 60 mph161 (26%)
  • 70 mph92 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway452 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (4.9%)
  • Roundabout25 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (14%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)
  • Van occupant40 (5%)
  • Cyclist39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)23 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1552 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20197 (24%)
  • 21 to 25130 (16%)
  • 26 to 35125 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (11%)
  • 46 to 5551 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (6%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded24 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (58%)
  • Passenger232 (29%)
  • Pedestrian105 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car753 (67%)
  • Motorcycle116 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes95 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes75 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 153rd most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1989

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1989: 103, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20103153223
2ndA22998139127
3rdA24974109413
4thA26283529
5thA2742832010
6thM20203104
7thB2163172502
8thB2010131903
9thM2111300
10thA20454401
11thB20123302
12thB20153300
13thB20793300
14thB21622300
15thB21601101

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1989

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 272.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1989

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1989: 177.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1989, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years