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Maidstone road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 499 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2011, and 651 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2010 (471), and casualties rose from 649.

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

Collisions in 2011
499
Up 6% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
651
Level with 2010
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2011

0.6% of collisions in Maidstone in 2011 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5411%
  • Slight44289%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious599.1%
  • Slight58990%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2011 is highlighted, with 499, up 6% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (15%)
  • Tuesday50 (10%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday83 (17%)
  • Friday92 (18%)
  • Saturday84 (17%)
  • Sunday47 (9.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59124 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (6.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.6%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March46 (9.2%)
  • April42 (8.4%)
  • May51 (10%)
  • June34 (6.8%)
  • July38 (7.6%)
  • August32 (6.4%)
  • September43 (8.6%)
  • October48 (9.6%)
  • November42 (8.4%)
  • December49 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (9.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (75%)
  • Wet or damp116 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph276 (55%)
  • 40 mph44 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph18 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph80 (16%)
  • 70 mph79 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway120 (24%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (72%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (7.2%)
  • Cyclist28 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (13%)
  • 21 to 2583 (13%)
  • 26 to 35105 (16%)
  • 36 to 4587 (13%)
  • 46 to 5595 (15%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider427 (66%)
  • Passenger144 (22%)
  • Pedestrian80 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car777 (81%)
  • Motorcycle46 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 91st most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
100th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
204th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2011

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2011, with 78 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2011

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2011: 83, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2298310005
2ndA249628305
3rdA20435716
4thA274386416
5thM20344712
6thA26243102
7thB2163233405
8thB2010101600
9thB207991201
10thB20126801
11thB20156600
12thM24600
13thB21623301
14thB21601100
15thB22461100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2011

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 207.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2011

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2011: 141.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years