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Maidstone road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 476 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2012, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 50 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2011 (499), and casualties rose from 651.

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

Collisions in 2012
476
Down 5% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
675
Up 4% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
50
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2012

0.6% of collisions in Maidstone in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5011%
  • Slight42389%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious548%
  • Slight61892%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2012 is highlighted, with 476, down 5% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday73 (15%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday82 (17%)
  • Saturday74 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.8%)
  • February35 (7.4%)
  • March33 (6.9%)
  • April37 (7.8%)
  • May32 (6.7%)
  • June35 (7.4%)
  • July40 (8.4%)
  • August45 (9.5%)
  • September41 (8.6%)
  • October45 (9.5%)
  • November47 (9.9%)
  • December49 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (6.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds363 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry308 (65%)
  • Wet or damp153 (32%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph235 (49%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph91 (19%)
  • 70 mph77 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway322 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (22%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant493 (73%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist38 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5%)
  • 16 to 20109 (16%)
  • 21 to 2598 (15%)
  • 26 to 35106 (16%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5595 (14%)
  • 56 to 6541 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (62%)
  • Passenger189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car692 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Motorcycle42 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 89th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
157th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2012

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2012, with 54 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2012

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2012: 72, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2297210507
2ndA249476703
3rdM20437202
4thA20415806
5thA274346012
6thB2163273503
7thA26263503
8thM2132512
9thB2010101203
10thB20128801
11thA20453401
12thB20153301
13thB21623400
14thB22462200
15thA2281200
16thB20791101

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2012

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 193.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2012

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2012: 120.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2012.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years