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Maidstone road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 1999, and 626 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (483), and casualties fell from 633.

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

Collisions in 1999
470
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
626
Down 1% on 1998
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 1999

1.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious5612%
  • Slight40787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6811%
  • Slight55188%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 1999 is highlighted, with 470, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (12%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday62 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5972 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (8.7%)
  • February36 (7.7%)
  • March36 (7.7%)
  • April49 (10%)
  • May42 (8.9%)
  • June45 (9.6%)
  • July37 (7.9%)
  • August29 (6.2%)
  • September33 (7%)
  • October40 (8.5%)
  • November42 (8.9%)
  • December40 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight335 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds360 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry300 (64%)
  • Wet or damp156 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph205 (44%)
  • 40 mph48 (10%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph122 (26%)
  • 70 mph86 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway285 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (25%)
  • Roundabout44 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (68%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist48 (7.7%)
  • Cyclist31 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2090 (14%)
  • 21 to 2573 (12%)
  • 26 to 35133 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (15%)
  • 46 to 5561 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (63%)
  • Passenger151 (24%)
  • Pedestrian81 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (77%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had fewer road collisions than 183 of them in 1999.

Collisions
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
247th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 1999

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 1999: 66, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229668604
2ndA206484011
3rdA2496289411
4thM20334614
5thA274314503
6thA26141402
7thB2163131901
8thB201081002
9thB20796900
10thB216261102
11thM25600
12thA22803702
13thB20123300
14thA20452400
15thA2282200
16thB20152300
17thB21602200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 1999

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 178.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 1999

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 1999: 135.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 1999, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years