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Maidstone road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2019, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2018 (449), and casualties fell from 646.

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

Collisions in 2019
428
Down 5% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
560
Down 13% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2019

1.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2019 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6816%
  • Slight35583%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight48286%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2019 is highlighted, with 428, down 5% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday57 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday60 (14%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.9%)
  • February41 (9.6%)
  • March38 (8.9%)
  • April27 (6.3%)
  • May28 (6.5%)
  • June32 (7.5%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August37 (8.6%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October26 (6.1%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December38 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight311 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other7 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (71%)
  • Wet or damp110 (26%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph217 (51%)
  • 40 mph53 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph76 (18%)
  • 70 mph56 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway295 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (23%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.2%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (66%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant27 (4.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2055 (9.8%)
  • 21 to 2552 (9.3%)
  • 26 to 35131 (23%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5563 (11%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.4%)
  • Over 7528 (5%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (71%)
  • Passenger116 (21%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car609 (74%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 81st most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
81st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2019

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2019, with 56 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2019

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2019: 61, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2296176111
2ndA249436903
3rdA20384917
4thA274364604
5thM20273514
6thA26192104
7thB2163141604
8thM2111402
9thB201081102
10thB201281200
11thB21626901
12thB20793302
13thA2282300
14thA20451101
15thB20151101
16thB21601100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2019

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 167.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2019

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2019: 117.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2019, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years