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Maidstone road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 471 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2010, and 649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2009 (512), and casualties fell from 705.

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

Collisions in 2010
471
Down 8% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
649
Down 8% on 2009
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2010

1.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious4710%
  • Slight41789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious517.9%
  • Slight59191%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2010 is highlighted, with 471, down 8% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday80 (17%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5976 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5968 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7%)
  • February40 (8.5%)
  • March38 (8.1%)
  • April36 (7.6%)
  • May29 (6.2%)
  • June36 (7.6%)
  • July36 (7.6%)
  • August48 (10%)
  • September57 (12%)
  • October33 (7%)
  • November54 (11%)
  • December31 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight369 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds15 (3.2%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (66%)
  • Wet or damp127 (27%)
  • Snow16 (3.4%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph227 (48%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph93 (20%)
  • 70 mph77 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway296 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (6.6%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (73%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35122 (19%)
  • 36 to 4595 (15%)
  • 46 to 5583 (13%)
  • 56 to 6557 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4%)
  • Over 7523 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider426 (66%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (9.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (81%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 106th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
67th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2010

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2010, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2010

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2010: 83, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22983115110
2ndA20538005
3rdA249456706
4thM20395632
5thA26252811
6thB2163213201
7thA274203100
8thM291702
9thB20107710
10thA2284501
11thB20154700
12thB21624411
13thB20123501
14thB20793302

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2010

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 172.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2010

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2010: 133.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2010, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years