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Maidstone road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 519 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2006, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2005 (524), and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 2006
519
Down 1% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
692
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2006

1.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2006 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight44886%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious7711%
  • Slight60888%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2006 is highlighted, with 519, down 1% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday96 (18%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday69 (13%)
  • Friday86 (17%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5969 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5990 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59116 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5950 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.6%)
  • February62 (12%)
  • March47 (9.1%)
  • April28 (5.4%)
  • May43 (8.3%)
  • June41 (7.9%)
  • July40 (7.7%)
  • August34 (6.6%)
  • September44 (8.5%)
  • October51 (9.8%)
  • November33 (6.4%)
  • December62 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds409 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other18 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry342 (66%)
  • Wet or damp163 (31%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph247 (48%)
  • 40 mph58 (11%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph103 (20%)
  • 70 mph90 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.3%)
  • Roundabout37 (7.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant503 (73%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2%)
  • 6 to 1017 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20125 (18%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35147 (21%)
  • 36 to 45119 (17%)
  • 46 to 5568 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider438 (63%)
  • Passenger175 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car760 (81%)
  • Motorcycle66 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 128th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
135th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2006

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2006, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2006

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2006: 75, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22975111010
2ndA20507519
3rdM20485809
4thA249475424
5thA274324607
6thA26243212
7thM2111801
8thB20108901
9thB216371101
10thB20154700
11thA2282401
12thB20122200
13thB20792200
14thB21622300
15thA20451100
16thB21601100
17thB22461100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2006

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 225.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2006

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2006: 144.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2006, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years