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Maidstone road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 548 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2000, and 730 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 80 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1999 (470), and casualties rose from 626.

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

Collisions in 2000
548
Up 17% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
730
Up 17% on 1999
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
80
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2000

2.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2000 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight45683%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious9012%
  • Slight62786%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2000 is highlighted, with 548, up 17% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (13%)
  • Tuesday76 (14%)
  • Wednesday81 (15%)
  • Thursday104 (19%)
  • Friday89 (16%)
  • Saturday73 (13%)
  • Sunday54 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5919 (3.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (11%)
  • February40 (7.3%)
  • March39 (7.1%)
  • April41 (7.5%)
  • May54 (9.9%)
  • June35 (6.4%)
  • July51 (9.3%)
  • August39 (7.1%)
  • September40 (7.3%)
  • October45 (8.2%)
  • November65 (12%)
  • December41 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight373 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting70 (13%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds412 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds108 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry319 (58%)
  • Wet or damp215 (39%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph235 (43%)
  • 40 mph57 (10%)
  • 50 mph21 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph143 (26%)
  • 70 mph91 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway348 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway142 (26%)
  • Roundabout44 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant515 (71%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (9%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1545 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20107 (15%)
  • 21 to 2576 (10%)
  • 26 to 35165 (23%)
  • 36 to 45100 (14%)
  • 46 to 5585 (12%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7528 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded33 (4.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider479 (66%)
  • Passenger175 (24%)
  • Pedestrian76 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car788 (77%)
  • Motorcycle67 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 145th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2000

The A20 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2000: 88, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2088124313
2ndA229769557
3rdA249598315
4thM20445403
5thA2744361114
6thA26252815
7thB2163182205
8thM291202
9thB20108901
10thA2284500
11thB20122200
12thB20152301
13thB20792401
14thB21622400
15thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2000

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 226.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2000

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2000: 152.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2000, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2000.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years