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Maidstone road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 566 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1991, and 758 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1990 (612), and casualties fell from 807.

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

Collisions in 1991
566
Down 8% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
758
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
10
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1991

1.8% of collisions in Maidstone in 1991 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious13624%
  • Slight42074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious16121%
  • Slight58777%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1991 is highlighted, with 566, down 8% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday83 (15%)
  • Wednesday91 (16%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday92 (16%)
  • Saturday83 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5996 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.2%)
  • February30 (5.3%)
  • March46 (8.1%)
  • April49 (8.7%)
  • May48 (8.5%)
  • June42 (7.4%)
  • July51 (9%)
  • August48 (8.5%)
  • September52 (9.2%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November50 (8.8%)
  • December35 (6.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight444 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds127 (22%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry361 (64%)
  • Wet or damp178 (31%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.4%)
  • Snow7 (1.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph289 (51%)
  • 40 mph40 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph176 (31%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout22 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (64%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1034 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1541 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20163 (22%)
  • 21 to 25106 (14%)
  • 26 to 35141 (19%)
  • 36 to 4577 (10%)
  • 46 to 5572 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6531 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider454 (60%)
  • Passenger205 (27%)
  • Pedestrian99 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (74%)
  • Motorcycle89 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (4%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 149th most road collisions in 1991.

Collisions
149th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
154th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
157th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1991

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1991: 91, including 2 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22991120222
2ndA2081105118
3rdA249365709
4thA274365703
5thA26253307
6thB2163202506
7thM20193224
8thB20108801
9thM281002
10thB21627901
11thA20455600
12thB20154701
13thB20162410
14thB20792200
15thB20121101

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1991

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 257.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1991

ME15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1991: 145.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1991, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years