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Maidstone road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 498 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2016, and 682 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2015 (443), and casualties rose from 635.

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

Collisions in 2016
498
Up 12% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
682
Up 7% on 2015
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2016

0.4% of collisions in Maidstone in 2016 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious10521%
  • Slight39179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious11617%
  • Slight56483%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2016 is highlighted, with 498, up 12% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday70 (14%)
  • Tuesday83 (17%)
  • Wednesday84 (17%)
  • Thursday76 (15%)
  • Friday62 (12%)
  • Saturday65 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5977 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59132 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (9%)
  • February30 (6%)
  • March39 (7.8%)
  • April46 (9.2%)
  • May44 (8.8%)
  • June40 (8%)
  • July43 (8.6%)
  • August34 (6.8%)
  • September45 (9%)
  • October49 (9.8%)
  • November37 (7.4%)
  • December46 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds408 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (9.8%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other22 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry368 (74%)
  • Wet or damp122 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph242 (49%)
  • 40 mph63 (13%)
  • 50 mph19 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph86 (17%)
  • 70 mph84 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway308 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway111 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road38 (7.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant467 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (11%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.8%)
  • Cyclist34 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1525 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2094 (14%)
  • 21 to 2584 (12%)
  • 26 to 35127 (19%)
  • 36 to 45105 (15%)
  • 46 to 5593 (14%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.8%)
  • Over 7518 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (66%)
  • Passenger178 (26%)
  • Pedestrian53 (7.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car736 (77%)
  • Motorcycle76 (8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach23 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 81st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
74th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
40th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2016

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2016, with 72 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2016

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2016: 86, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22986118119
2ndA249436309
3rdA20426419
4thM204264010
5thA274314108
6thA26202206
7thB2163162003
8thB2010111102
9thM2101701
10thB21624401
11thA2283400
12thB20123300
13thB20153501
14thB20793400
15thA20452301
16thB22462301
17thA2271100
18thA281100
19thA2991100
20thB21601101

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2016

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 207.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2016

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2016: 136.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2016, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2016.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years