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Maidstone road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2003, and 710 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 77 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2002 (524), and casualties fell from 727.

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

Collisions in 2003
541
Up 3% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
710
Down 2% on 2002
Fatal collisions
13
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
77
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2003

2.4% of collisions in Maidstone in 2003 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.4%
  • Serious7714%
  • Slight45183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight60585%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2003 is highlighted, with 541, up 3% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday98 (18%)
  • Tuesday84 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (15%)
  • Friday84 (16%)
  • Saturday64 (12%)
  • Sunday61 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (10%)
  • February45 (8.3%)
  • March40 (7.4%)
  • April35 (6.5%)
  • May43 (7.9%)
  • June52 (9.6%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August33 (6.1%)
  • September40 (7.4%)
  • October55 (10%)
  • November46 (8.5%)
  • December44 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight375 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting67 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (12%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded53 (9.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (70%)
  • Wet or damp147 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.6%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (44%)
  • 40 mph63 (12%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph133 (25%)
  • 70 mph89 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway361 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (21%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist86 (12%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20115 (16%)
  • 21 to 2582 (12%)
  • 26 to 35132 (19%)
  • 36 to 4597 (14%)
  • 46 to 5571 (10%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.1%)
  • Over 7527 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider468 (66%)
  • Passenger176 (25%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car738 (76%)
  • Motorcycle87 (8.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maidstone ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 132nd most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
139th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2003

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2003, with 62 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2003

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2003: 97, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22997125217
2ndA20628515
3rdA249527239
4thM20455904
5thA274323909
6thA26243011
7thB2163243211
8thM2131912
9thA2286702
10thB20105500
11thB20155901
12thB20795500
13thA20452200
14thB21622710
15thB20121100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2003

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 199.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2003

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2003: 146.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2003, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years