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Maidstone road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 470 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2013, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2012 (476), and casualties fell from 675.

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

Collisions in 2013
470
Down 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
643
Down 5% on 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2013

1.3% of collisions in Maidstone in 2013 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious4910%
  • Slight41588%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious568.7%
  • Slight58090%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2013 is highlighted, with 470, down 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday57 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.1%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March31 (6.6%)
  • April46 (9.8%)
  • May39 (8.3%)
  • June36 (7.7%)
  • July42 (8.9%)
  • August36 (7.7%)
  • September25 (5.3%)
  • October43 (9.1%)
  • November48 (10%)
  • December54 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight360 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (9.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other9 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (68%)
  • Wet or damp131 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (47%)
  • 40 mph55 (12%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph93 (20%)
  • 70 mph79 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway106 (23%)
  • Roundabout32 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant426 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (10%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.6%)
  • Cyclist41 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.3%)
  • 16 to 2089 (14%)
  • 21 to 2580 (12%)
  • 26 to 35137 (21%)
  • 36 to 45104 (16%)
  • 46 to 5584 (13%)
  • 56 to 6553 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider431 (67%)
  • Passenger150 (23%)
  • Pedestrian62 (9.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (73%)
  • Motorcycle68 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 83rd most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
153rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2013

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2013, with 57 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2013

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2013: 90, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2299012335
2ndA204675010
3rdA249445913
4thM20426713
5thA274304208
6thA26202602
7thM2142200
8thB216381101
9thB20104601
10thB21624401
11thB20122601
12thB20152200
13thB20792200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2013

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 200.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2013

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2013: 145.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2013, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years