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Maidstone road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2017, and 633 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2016 (498), and casualties fell from 682.

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

Collisions in 2017
449
Down 10% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
633
Down 7% on 2016
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2017

1.3% of collisions in Maidstone in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight37784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7812%
  • Slight54887%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2017 is highlighted, with 449, down 10% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (15%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday60 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59117 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5986 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March44 (9.8%)
  • April38 (8.5%)
  • May31 (6.9%)
  • June33 (7.3%)
  • July37 (8.2%)
  • August46 (10%)
  • September37 (8.2%)
  • October43 (9.6%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December39 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting53 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds373 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (8.9%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (73%)
  • Wet or damp101 (22%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph222 (49%)
  • 40 mph48 (11%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph84 (19%)
  • 70 mph73 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (57%)
  • Dual carriageway110 (24%)
  • Roundabout34 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road29 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded22 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant445 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist31 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant17 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2063 (10%)
  • 21 to 2582 (13%)
  • 26 to 35124 (20%)
  • 36 to 45110 (17%)
  • 46 to 5570 (11%)
  • 56 to 6561 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 7524 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider406 (64%)
  • Passenger179 (28%)
  • Pedestrian48 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (75%)
  • Motorcycle56 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown21 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 82nd most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
75th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
79th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2017

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2017, with 49 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2017

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2017: 53, including 3 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229537238
2ndA2494881010
3rdM20365305
4thA20273415
5thA274193103
6thB2163131602
7thA2681210
8thM25702
9thB20793800
10thB21623701
11thA2282610
12thB20122201
13thB20152200
14thB22462200
15thB20101101
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2017

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 179.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2017

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2017: 129.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2017, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years