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Maidstone road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 493 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1997, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1996 (553), and casualties fell from 738.

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

Collisions in 1997
493
Down 11% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
683
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
12
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1997

2.4% of collisions in Maidstone in 1997 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.4%
  • Serious7315%
  • Slight40883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight57985%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1997 is highlighted, with 493, down 11% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday67 (14%)
  • Wednesday80 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (14%)
  • Friday70 (14%)
  • Saturday68 (14%)
  • Sunday61 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.3%)
  • February29 (5.9%)
  • March34 (6.9%)
  • April43 (8.7%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June47 (9.5%)
  • July47 (9.5%)
  • August38 (7.7%)
  • September36 (7.3%)
  • October51 (10%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December42 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (73%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds369 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (70%)
  • Wet or damp129 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (45%)
  • 40 mph51 (10%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph123 (25%)
  • 70 mph84 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway332 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (21%)
  • Roundabout41 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant454 (66%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist70 (10%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 20136 (20%)
  • 21 to 2568 (10%)
  • 26 to 35152 (22%)
  • 36 to 4588 (13%)
  • 46 to 5567 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6542 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 7523 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider419 (61%)
  • Passenger190 (28%)
  • Pedestrian74 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car696 (77%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes35 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 1997.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
191st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1997

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1997: 71, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2297197311
2ndA205879011
3rdA249567828
4thA274395213
5thM20397416
6thB2163222912
7thA26172813
8thB201091303
9thM26900
10thB20795710
11thB20123400
12thB20152302
13thB21622201
14thA20451100
15thB20161300

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1997

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 173.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1997

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1997: 114.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1997, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1997.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years