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Maidstone road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2009, and 705 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2008 (557), and casualties fell from 726.

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

Collisions in 2009
512
Down 8% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
705
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2009 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious469%
  • Slight46090%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious588.2%
  • Slight64191%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2009 is highlighted, with 512, down 8% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (13%)
  • Tuesday82 (16%)
  • Wednesday71 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday98 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday58 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5993 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9%)
  • February34 (6.6%)
  • March39 (7.6%)
  • April47 (9.2%)
  • May41 (8%)
  • June39 (7.6%)
  • July49 (9.6%)
  • August45 (8.8%)
  • September45 (8.8%)
  • October42 (8.2%)
  • November42 (8.2%)
  • December43 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight385 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (9.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (68%)
  • Wet or damp132 (26%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.9%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph241 (47%)
  • 40 mph50 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph23 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph94 (18%)
  • 70 mph103 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway309 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway133 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant510 (72%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.6%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (5%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 2593 (13%)
  • 26 to 35123 (17%)
  • 36 to 45114 (16%)
  • 46 to 5572 (10%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider442 (63%)
  • Passenger195 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car776 (80%)
  • Motorcycle69 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 103rd most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
103rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2009

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2009, with 76 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2009

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2009: 94, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2299412417
2ndA20536805
3rdM20537405
4thA249447714
5thA26274121
6thA274273501
7thB2163192702
8thM2152212
9thB201091202
10thB20796700
11thA2284701
12thB20124400
13thB21624701
14thB22464500
15thB20153800
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2009

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 213.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2009

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2009: 130.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years