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Maidstone road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1990, and 807 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (610), and casualties rose from 805.

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

Collisions in 1990
612
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
807
Level with 1989
Fatal collisions
12
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1990

2% of collisions in Maidstone in 1990 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122%
  • Serious12120%
  • Slight47978%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.6%
  • Serious13417%
  • Slight66082%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1990 is highlighted, with 612, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (14%)
  • Tuesday87 (14%)
  • Wednesday85 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday100 (16%)
  • Saturday100 (16%)
  • Sunday70 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5999 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5991 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.3%)
  • February46 (7.5%)
  • March53 (8.7%)
  • April52 (8.5%)
  • May55 (9%)
  • June61 (10%)
  • July43 (7%)
  • August54 (8.8%)
  • September48 (7.8%)
  • October58 (9.5%)
  • November44 (7.2%)
  • December47 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds480 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds104 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry440 (72%)
  • Wet or damp168 (27%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph309 (50%)
  • 40 mph42 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph17 (2.8%)
  • 60 mph176 (29%)
  • 70 mph68 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway479 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout23 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant480 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist129 (16%)
  • Pedestrian103 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1028 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1547 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20207 (26%)
  • 21 to 25132 (16%)
  • 26 to 35127 (16%)
  • 36 to 4573 (9%)
  • 46 to 5559 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6552 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (61%)
  • Passenger210 (26%)
  • Pedestrian103 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car805 (72%)
  • Motorcycle132 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 147th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
160th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1990

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1990: 116, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA20116151224
2ndA22997122117
3rdA2495281012
4thA2743351111
5thA26202304
6thB2163192525
7thM20142300
8thM2111701
9thB2010101502
10thB21626702
11thB20794600
12thB20163400
13thB20152400
14thB20121200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1990

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 264.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1990

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1990: 157.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1990, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years