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Maidstone road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2005, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 62 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2004 (618), and casualties fell from 787.

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

Collisions in 2005
524
Down 15% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
714
Down 9% on 2004
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
62
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2005

1% of collisions in Maidstone in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious6212%
  • Slight45787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7310%
  • Slight63689%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2005 is highlighted, with 524, down 15% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (10%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday96 (18%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday75 (14%)
  • Saturday83 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (9%)
  • February43 (8.2%)
  • March33 (6.3%)
  • April41 (7.8%)
  • May41 (7.8%)
  • June36 (6.9%)
  • July45 (8.6%)
  • August41 (7.8%)
  • September43 (8.2%)
  • October58 (11%)
  • November58 (11%)
  • December38 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight380 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds404 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (2.7%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other13 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (67%)
  • Wet or damp151 (29%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph240 (46%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 50 mph22 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph113 (22%)
  • 70 mph89 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road39 (7.4%)
  • Roundabout18 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant484 (68%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (11%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Cyclist18 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 2589 (12%)
  • 26 to 35122 (17%)
  • 36 to 45117 (16%)
  • 46 to 5563 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.6%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider440 (62%)
  • Passenger190 (27%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car733 (76%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 128th most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2005

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2005, with 59 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2005

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2005: 86, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22986115011
2ndM20496423
3rdA249467004
4thA20425404
5thA26365614
6thA274272815
7thB2163172502
8thM2132601
9thB20157801
10thB20106801
11thB20125700
12thB20794501
13thA2283401
14thB21602200
15thB21622600
16thA211100
17thA2991200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2005

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 213.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2005

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2005: 149.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2005, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2005.

Maidstone road accidents in other years