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Maidstone road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 534 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1995, and 747 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1994 (530), and casualties rose from 677.

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

Collisions in 1995
534
Up 1% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
747
Up 10% on 1994
Fatal collisions
7
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1995

1.3% of collisions in Maidstone in 1995 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious10720%
  • Slight42079%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious11616%
  • Slight62383%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1995 is highlighted, with 534, up 1% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (16%)
  • Wednesday70 (13%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday89 (17%)
  • Saturday82 (15%)
  • Sunday76 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February41 (7.7%)
  • March50 (9.4%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May50 (9.4%)
  • June42 (7.9%)
  • July45 (8.4%)
  • August38 (7.1%)
  • September51 (9.6%)
  • October43 (8.1%)
  • November34 (6.4%)
  • December55 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (9.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds424 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry359 (67%)
  • Wet or damp153 (29%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph271 (51%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph8 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph132 (25%)
  • 70 mph77 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (18%)
  • Roundabout34 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (67%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (3.6%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20141 (19%)
  • 21 to 25131 (18%)
  • 26 to 35144 (19%)
  • 36 to 4594 (13%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.3%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (59%)
  • Passenger227 (30%)
  • Pedestrian82 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car730 (76%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 149th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1995

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1995: 92, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22992133223
2ndA20618017
3rdA2745477211
4thA2495175110
5thM20275517
6thB2163253007
7thA26203104
8thB2010141602
9thM2131604
10thB216271302
11thB20154501
12thB20123301
13thB20163400
14thA20451100
15thB20791100
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1995

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 233.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1995

ME15 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1995: 142.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1995, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 1995.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years