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Maidstone road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2015, and 635 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 42 were serious.

Collisions were down 18% on 2014 (541), and casualties fell from 756.

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

Collisions in 2015
443
Down 18% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
635
Down 16% on 2014
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
42
9.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2015

1.1% of collisions in Maidstone in 2015 were fatal and 9.5% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious429.5%
  • Slight39689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious457.1%
  • Slight58592%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2015 is highlighted, with 443, down 18% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (16%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday53 (12%)
  • Saturday63 (14%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (5.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.6%)
  • February23 (5.2%)
  • March42 (9.5%)
  • April35 (7.9%)
  • May39 (8.8%)
  • June39 (8.8%)
  • July35 (7.9%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September38 (8.6%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November30 (6.8%)
  • December31 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (71%)
  • Wet or damp122 (28%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph222 (50%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph82 (19%)
  • 70 mph65 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway293 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout28 (6.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant448 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.6%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2075 (12%)
  • 21 to 2588 (14%)
  • 26 to 35136 (21%)
  • 36 to 4591 (14%)
  • 46 to 5578 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7539 (6.1%)
  • Over 7520 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider418 (66%)
  • Passenger164 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (75%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 96th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2015

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2015, with 55 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2015

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2015: 83, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22983114110
2ndM20345232
3rdA20335304
4thA249334905
5thA274243703
6thA26233802
7thB2010131700
8thB2163122001
9thM291802
10thB20124501
11thB20154600
12thB20793400
13thB21623401
14thA20452300
15thA2282200
16thB22462200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2015

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 182.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2015

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2015: 121.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2015, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2015.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years