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Maidstone road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 483 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1998, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1997 (493), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 1998
483
Down 2% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
633
Down 7% on 1997
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1998

2.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious7916%
  • Slight39281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.9%
  • Serious9815%
  • Slight52383%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1998 is highlighted, with 483, down 2% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (12%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday65 (13%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.7%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March38 (7.9%)
  • April40 (8.3%)
  • May38 (7.9%)
  • June43 (8.9%)
  • July40 (8.3%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September26 (5.4%)
  • October61 (13%)
  • November40 (8.3%)
  • December43 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (3.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds367 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (17%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (62%)
  • Wet or damp163 (34%)
  • Frost or ice18 (3.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (47%)
  • 40 mph51 (11%)
  • 50 mph12 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph115 (24%)
  • 70 mph79 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway328 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (20%)
  • Roundabout38 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant429 (68%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (8.4%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2576 (12%)
  • 26 to 35148 (23%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5562 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.5%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (59%)
  • Passenger173 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car669 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach22 (2.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1998.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1998

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1998: 97, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2097131118
2ndA229647528
3rdA249485925
4thA274426946
5thM20334909
6thB2163212602
7thA26101503
8thB201571002
9thM271212
10thB21625602
11thB20794501
12thB20103500
13thA20452200
14thB20122200
15thB20161101
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1998

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 169.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1998

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1998: 137.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1998, 3 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1998.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years