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Maidstone road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2020, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were down 27% on 2019 (428), and casualties fell from 560.

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

Collisions in 2020
311
Down 27% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
406
Down 28% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2020

0.6% of collisions in Maidstone in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious5819%
  • Slight25181%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6316%
  • Slight34184%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2020 is highlighted, with 311, down 27% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 311
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (18%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (14%)
  • Thursday45 (14%)
  • Friday57 (18%)
  • Saturday35 (11%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5968 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (13%)
  • February25 (8%)
  • March30 (9.6%)
  • April13 (4.2%)
  • May10 (3.2%)
  • June25 (8%)
  • July30 (9.6%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September26 (8.4%)
  • October37 (12%)
  • November23 (7.4%)
  • December24 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight211 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry207 (67%)
  • Wet or damp101 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph181 (58%)
  • 40 mph36 (12%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph45 (14%)
  • 70 mph35 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (68%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant22 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.5%)
  • 11 to 159 (2.2%)
  • 16 to 2042 (10%)
  • 21 to 2555 (14%)
  • 26 to 3575 (18%)
  • 36 to 4561 (15%)
  • 46 to 5569 (17%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (4.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider289 (71%)
  • Passenger71 (17%)
  • Pedestrian46 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car434 (74%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (10%)
  • Motorcycle32 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 88th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2020

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2020, with 32 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2020

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2020: 44, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229446605
2ndA20273407
3rdA249222902
4thM20223414
5thA274202504
6thB2163141703
7thA26121302
8thB20106600
9thM24500
10thB20153500
11thB20793300
12thB20122201
13thB22462400
14thA2281100
15thB21601401
16thB21621100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2020

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 127.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2020

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2020: 76.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2020, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years