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Maidstone road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2002, and 727 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2001 (554), and casualties fell from 757.

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

Collisions in 2002
524
Down 5% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
727
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 2002 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious7514%
  • Slight44184%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious10114%
  • Slight61785%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2002 is highlighted, with 524, down 5% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (15%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday93 (18%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5985 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January52 (9.9%)
  • February42 (8%)
  • March34 (6.5%)
  • April50 (9.5%)
  • May48 (9.2%)
  • June54 (10%)
  • July44 (8.4%)
  • August30 (5.7%)
  • September41 (7.8%)
  • October43 (8.2%)
  • November48 (9.2%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight353 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit18 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (18%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry343 (65%)
  • Wet or damp175 (33%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph241 (46%)
  • 40 mph54 (10%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph107 (20%)
  • 70 mph105 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway323 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway128 (24%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant472 (65%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist71 (9.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant47 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1530 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 20111 (15%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35114 (16%)
  • 36 to 45120 (17%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded84 (12%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (55%)
  • Passenger245 (34%)
  • Pedestrian81 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car765 (77%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maidstone ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 144th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
143rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2002

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2002, with 62 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2002

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2002: 87, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22987116017
2ndA207088210
3rdA249658519
4thM204210026
5thA274334705
6thA26232803
7thB2163121410
8thB20107802
9thM271001
10thB20155600
11thB21625501
12thB20794400
13thA20453400
14thB20123400
15thA2282200
16thA2452200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2002

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 205.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2002

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2002: 135.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2002, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years