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Maidstone road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 639 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1993, and 810 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 108 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1992 (645), and casualties fell from 872.

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

Collisions in 1993
639
Down 1% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
810
Down 7% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
108
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Maidstone in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious10817%
  • Slight52382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious12115%
  • Slight68184%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1993 is highlighted, with 639, down 1% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday74 (12%)
  • Thursday88 (14%)
  • Friday113 (18%)
  • Saturday90 (14%)
  • Sunday85 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59108 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59101 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59147 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8.5%)
  • February39 (6.1%)
  • March49 (7.7%)
  • April54 (8.5%)
  • May56 (8.8%)
  • June58 (9.1%)
  • July54 (8.5%)
  • August48 (7.5%)
  • September56 (8.8%)
  • October61 (9.5%)
  • November62 (9.7%)
  • December48 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight474 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds454 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (21%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry395 (62%)
  • Wet or damp229 (36%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph355 (56%)
  • 40 mph49 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph40 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph149 (23%)
  • 70 mph45 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway455 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road44 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout33 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (63%)
  • Pedestrian102 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (12%)
  • Cyclist51 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1559 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20158 (20%)
  • 21 to 25137 (17%)
  • 26 to 35168 (21%)
  • 36 to 45100 (12%)
  • 46 to 5576 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (62%)
  • Passenger204 (25%)
  • Pedestrian102 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car856 (74%)
  • Motorcycle97 (8.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car13 (1.1%)
  • Minibus10 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 121st most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
121st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
137th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
133rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1993

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1993: 112, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229112148117
2ndA20105133317
3rdA249465517
4thM20374913
5thA274344215
6thA26273409
7thB2163172501
8thM2132004
9thB2010121804
10thB20157805
11thB20797800
12thB21625500
13thA20452200
14thB20121100
15thB20161100
16thB21601400

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1993

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 300.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1993

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1993: 203.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1993, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years