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Maidstone road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2001, and 757 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 91 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2000 (548), and casualties rose from 730.

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

Collisions in 2001
554
Up 1% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
757
Up 4% on 2000
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
91
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2001

1.6% of collisions in Maidstone in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious9116%
  • Slight45482%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious10414%
  • Slight64385%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2001 is highlighted, with 554, up 1% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (14%)
  • Wednesday67 (12%)
  • Thursday79 (14%)
  • Friday103 (19%)
  • Saturday93 (17%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (8.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5995 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.5%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March44 (7.9%)
  • April47 (8.5%)
  • May49 (8.8%)
  • June43 (7.8%)
  • July40 (7.2%)
  • August46 (8.3%)
  • September40 (7.2%)
  • October40 (7.2%)
  • November66 (12%)
  • December50 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting69 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds419 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (60%)
  • Wet or damp186 (34%)
  • Frost or ice26 (4.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph235 (42%)
  • 40 mph67 (12%)
  • 50 mph26 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph120 (22%)
  • 70 mph106 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway358 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (23%)
  • Roundabout47 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant523 (69%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (3.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5%)
  • 16 to 20101 (13%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35172 (23%)
  • 36 to 45121 (16%)
  • 46 to 5558 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded58 (7.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider488 (64%)
  • Passenger190 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car739 (73%)
  • Motorcycle80 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes72 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes64 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Maidstone

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maidstone ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 139th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2001

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2001, with 73 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2001

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2001: 89, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22989133311
2ndA2496792112
3rdA206693113
4thM205481113
5thA274294825
6thA26222903
7thB2163202302
8thB201581003
9thB20107702
10thM27900
11thB20795601
12thA20452300
13thA2282300
14thB20122201
15thB21622301

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2001

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 200.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2001

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2001: 156.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2001, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2001.

Maidstone road accidents in other years