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Maidstone road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 618 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2004, and 787 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2003 (541), and casualties rose from 710.

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

Collisions in 2004
618
Up 14% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
787
Up 11% on 2003
Fatal collisions
7
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Maidstone in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7512%
  • Slight53687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious8010%
  • Slight69889%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2004 is highlighted, with 618, up 14% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (13%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday81 (13%)
  • Friday92 (15%)
  • Saturday89 (14%)
  • Sunday77 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59155 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (8.9%)
  • February35 (5.7%)
  • March50 (8.1%)
  • April35 (5.7%)
  • May62 (10%)
  • June49 (7.9%)
  • July59 (9.5%)
  • August50 (8.1%)
  • September64 (10%)
  • October62 (10%)
  • November51 (8.3%)
  • December46 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight452 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting72 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds458 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded43 (7%)

Road surface

  • Dry430 (70%)
  • Wet or damp174 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph268 (43%)
  • 40 mph65 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph151 (24%)
  • 70 mph111 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway397 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway155 (25%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant538 (68%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (3.9%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6%)
  • 16 to 20135 (17%)
  • 21 to 2588 (11%)
  • 26 to 35145 (18%)
  • 36 to 45136 (17%)
  • 46 to 5575 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7537 (4.7%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (65%)
  • Passenger186 (24%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car849 (75%)
  • Motorcycle84 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes74 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 112th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
156th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2004

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2004, with 70 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2004

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2004: 101, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229101125010
2ndA20769719
3rdA249648712
4thM20517325
5thA274293606
6thB2163293504
7thA26253712
8thM2192713
9thB20109901
10thB20795801
11thB20154401
12thB21624500
13thA20452200
14thA2282300
15thB20121100
16thB21601601

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2004

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 233.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2004

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2004: 172.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2004, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years