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Maidstone road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 550 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2007, and 750 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2006 (519), and casualties rose from 692.

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

Collisions in 2007
550
Up 6% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
750
Up 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2007

2.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious6712%
  • Slight47186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal162.1%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight65387%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2007 is highlighted, with 550, up 6% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (11%)
  • Tuesday95 (17%)
  • Wednesday82 (15%)
  • Thursday83 (15%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday81 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5990 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (6.9%)
  • February36 (6.5%)
  • March45 (8.2%)
  • April39 (7.1%)
  • May49 (8.9%)
  • June56 (10%)
  • July34 (6.2%)
  • August51 (9.3%)
  • September50 (9.1%)
  • October45 (8.2%)
  • November54 (9.8%)
  • December53 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (9.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds416 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds68 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (2%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry376 (68%)
  • Wet or damp161 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph280 (51%)
  • 40 mph59 (11%)
  • 50 mph13 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (17%)
  • 70 mph105 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway340 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway144 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road33 (6%)
  • Roundabout24 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant528 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (10%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20127 (17%)
  • 21 to 25105 (14%)
  • 26 to 35128 (17%)
  • 36 to 45138 (18%)
  • 46 to 5580 (11%)
  • 56 to 6556 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.6%)
  • Over 7522 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider461 (61%)
  • Passenger219 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (9.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car789 (76%)
  • Motorcycle77 (7.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes70 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (2.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle23 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 109th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2007

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2007, with 60 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2007

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2007: 109, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22910914516
2ndA249598227
3rdA20578218
4thM20547623
5thA274405229
6thA26385315
7thB2163172004
8thB201081301
9thM25800
10thB20154601
11thB20794400
12thB21624510
13thA20453401
14thA2281100
15thA2781101
16thB20121100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2007

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 236.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2007

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2007: 157.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2007, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2007.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years