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Maidstone road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 553 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1996, and 738 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1995 (534), and casualties fell from 747.

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

Collisions in 1996
553
Up 4% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
738
Down 1% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1996

0.7% of collisions in Maidstone in 1996 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious9217%
  • Slight45783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight63386%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1996 is highlighted, with 553, up 4% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (14%)
  • Wednesday83 (15%)
  • Thursday81 (15%)
  • Friday95 (17%)
  • Saturday75 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5993 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February43 (7.8%)
  • March39 (7.1%)
  • April40 (7.2%)
  • May41 (7.4%)
  • June52 (9.4%)
  • July55 (9.9%)
  • August43 (7.8%)
  • September46 (8.3%)
  • October52 (9.4%)
  • November53 (9.6%)
  • December51 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight391 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fog or mist12 (2.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry358 (65%)
  • Wet or damp172 (31%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (48%)
  • 40 mph75 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph128 (23%)
  • 70 mph72 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (17%)
  • Roundabout33 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (68%)
  • Pedestrian75 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist74 (10%)
  • Cyclist41 (5.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20133 (18%)
  • 21 to 25117 (16%)
  • 26 to 35167 (23%)
  • 36 to 4586 (12%)
  • 46 to 5569 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7536 (4.9%)
  • Over 758 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider453 (61%)
  • Passenger210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian75 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car774 (76%)
  • Motorcycle73 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 153rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1996

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1996: 79, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2079104115
2ndA229718409
3rdA249436803
4thA274435706
5thM20346008
6thA26273516
7thB2010182001
8thB2163172702
9thM281300
10thB20155702
11thB21624401
12thB20123400
13thB20163502
14thB20793401
15thA20452200
16thB21602400

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1996

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 240.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1996

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1996: 139.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1996, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years