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Maidstone road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2018, and 646 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2017, and casualties rose from 633.

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

Collisions in 2018
449
Level with 2017
Casualties in 2018
646
Up 2% on 2017
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2018

0.9% of collisions in Maidstone in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight36381%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.6%
  • Serious9214%
  • Slight55085%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2018 is highlighted, with 449, level with 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (16%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday66 (15%)
  • Saturday44 (9.8%)
  • Sunday44 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.6%)
  • February41 (9.1%)
  • March40 (8.9%)
  • April32 (7.1%)
  • May31 (6.9%)
  • June35 (7.8%)
  • July45 (10%)
  • August27 (6%)
  • September43 (9.6%)
  • October35 (7.8%)
  • November38 (8.5%)
  • December39 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight310 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting45 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Snowing with high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry315 (70%)
  • Wet or damp114 (25%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow8 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.1%)
  • 30 mph227 (51%)
  • 40 mph47 (10%)
  • 50 mph17 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph83 (18%)
  • 70 mph70 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway280 (62%)
  • Dual carriageway96 (21%)
  • Roundabout29 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (9.4%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)
  • Van occupant32 (5%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1523 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2076 (12%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35140 (22%)
  • 36 to 4588 (14%)
  • 46 to 5596 (15%)
  • 56 to 6559 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.5%)
  • Over 7525 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider430 (67%)
  • Passenger162 (25%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car636 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes66 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown28 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 76th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
69th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
84th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2018

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2018, with 50 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2018

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2018: 53, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229537116
2ndA20385809
3rdA249365133
4thM20347505
5thA274253709
6thB2163111503
7thA2691000
8thM281302
9thA2284501
10thB21624601
11thB20103801
12thB20122201
13thB20152301
14thB22462200
15thA21100
16thA20451100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2018

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 170.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2018

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2018: 118.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years