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Maidstone road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 645 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1992, and 872 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 110 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1991 (566), and casualties rose from 758.

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

Collisions in 1992
645
Up 14% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
872
Up 15% on 1991
Fatal collisions
12
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
110
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1992

1.9% of collisions in Maidstone in 1992 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious11017%
  • Slight52381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious12614%
  • Slight73384%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1992 is highlighted, with 645, up 14% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (11%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday95 (15%)
  • Thursday92 (14%)
  • Friday124 (19%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday82 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5932 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59117 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59102 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (10%)
  • February40 (6.2%)
  • March47 (7.3%)
  • April56 (8.7%)
  • May50 (7.8%)
  • June60 (9.3%)
  • July55 (8.5%)
  • August52 (8.1%)
  • September52 (8.1%)
  • October64 (9.9%)
  • November44 (6.8%)
  • December60 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight519 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit116 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds449 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (24%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry411 (64%)
  • Wet or damp216 (33%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (52%)
  • 40 mph68 (11%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph155 (24%)
  • 70 mph53 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway459 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (5.9%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant578 (66%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant22 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1025 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 20185 (21%)
  • 21 to 25122 (14%)
  • 26 to 35158 (18%)
  • 36 to 45129 (15%)
  • 46 to 5588 (10%)
  • 56 to 6549 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (4.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (61%)
  • Passenger233 (27%)
  • Pedestrian109 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car883 (76%)
  • Motorcycle96 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 125th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
125th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1992

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1992: 96, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2096121118
2ndA22995116117
3rdA249709815
4thA274496719
5thM20345243
6thA26284218
7thB2163131703
8thM2101400
9thB20109901
10thB201571403
11thB21626901
12thB207941201
13thA20451100
14thB20121100
15thB20161200
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1992

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1992: 300.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1992

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1992: 220.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1992, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years