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Maidstone road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 541 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2014, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2013 (470), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 2014
541
Up 15% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
756
Up 18% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2014

0.9% of collisions in Maidstone in 2014 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5911%
  • Slight47788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.8%
  • Serious689%
  • Slight68290%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2014 is highlighted, with 541, up 15% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (16%)
  • Tuesday94 (17%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday71 (13%)
  • Friday82 (15%)
  • Saturday66 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5982 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5998 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59135 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.7%)
  • February32 (5.9%)
  • March45 (8.3%)
  • April41 (7.6%)
  • May44 (8.1%)
  • June46 (8.5%)
  • July51 (9.4%)
  • August42 (7.8%)
  • September45 (8.3%)
  • October47 (8.7%)
  • November55 (10%)
  • December46 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds432 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry386 (71%)
  • Wet or damp149 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph281 (52%)
  • 40 mph62 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph74 (14%)
  • 70 mph99 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway331 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway135 (25%)
  • Roundabout41 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road34 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant524 (69%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist32 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1536 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2092 (12%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 35139 (18%)
  • 36 to 45125 (17%)
  • 46 to 55106 (14%)
  • 56 to 6563 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 7542 (5.6%)
  • Over 7525 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider477 (63%)
  • Passenger202 (27%)
  • Pedestrian77 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car763 (76%)
  • Motorcycle72 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 77th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2014

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2014, with 76 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2014

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2014: 105, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229105132110
2ndA2496510306
3rdM20548205
4thA274376508
5thA20354322
6thA26294501
7thB2010131703
8thB2163131711
9thM281801
10thB20126701
11thB20794400
12thA2283502
13thB21623300
14thA20452200
15thB22462201
16thB20151100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2014

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 244.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2014

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2014: 169.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2014, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years