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Maidstone road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 557 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2008, and 726 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2007 (550), and casualties fell from 750.

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

Collisions in 2008
557
Up 1% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
726
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
9
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2008

1.6% of collisions in Maidstone in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious6111%
  • Slight48787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.2%
  • Serious8011%
  • Slight63788%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2008 is highlighted, with 557, up 1% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (12%)
  • Tuesday82 (15%)
  • Wednesday102 (18%)
  • Thursday80 (14%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (13%)
  • Sunday59 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5984 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.5%)
  • February43 (7.7%)
  • March43 (7.7%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May46 (8.3%)
  • June44 (7.9%)
  • July54 (9.7%)
  • August48 (8.6%)
  • September38 (6.8%)
  • October51 (9.2%)
  • November47 (8.4%)
  • December56 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (14%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other19 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (67%)
  • Wet or damp165 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph297 (53%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph22 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph95 (17%)
  • 70 mph96 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway341 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (22%)
  • Roundabout45 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road43 (7.7%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant513 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (13%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20156 (21%)
  • 21 to 2591 (13%)
  • 26 to 35132 (18%)
  • 36 to 45112 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (10%)
  • 56 to 6538 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (61%)
  • Passenger216 (30%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car791 (78%)
  • Motorcycle90 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 100th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
75th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2008

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2008, with 74 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2008

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2008: 94, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2299411803
2ndA2496496012
3rdA20536937
4thM20395416
5thA274334504
6thA26293600
7thB2163182702
8thB2010141601
9thM2121300
10thB21628901
11thB20154500
12thB20123300
13thB20793500
14thA2282200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2008

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 238.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2008

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2008: 138.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2008, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years