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Maidstone road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 332 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2021, and 448 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 64 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2020 (311), and casualties rose from 406.

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

Collisions in 2021
332
Up 7% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
448
Up 10% on 2020
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
64
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2021

1.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2021 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious6419%
  • Slight26480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight37283%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2021 is highlighted, with 332, up 7% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday44 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (19%)
  • Thursday43 (13%)
  • Friday58 (17%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January17 (5.1%)
  • February22 (6.6%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April29 (8.7%)
  • May37 (11%)
  • June33 (9.9%)
  • July26 (7.8%)
  • August25 (7.5%)
  • September30 (9%)
  • October32 (9.6%)
  • November38 (11%)
  • December20 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds276 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry257 (77%)
  • Wet or damp70 (21%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 30 mph180 (54%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.9%)
  • 50 mph22 (6.6%)
  • 60 mph56 (17%)
  • 70 mph44 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway217 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (24%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant312 (70%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist34 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (4.2%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2038 (8.5%)
  • 21 to 2554 (12%)
  • 26 to 3594 (21%)
  • 36 to 4564 (14%)
  • 46 to 5554 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7526 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider302 (67%)
  • Passenger93 (21%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8.2%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 90th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
88th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
115th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2021

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2021, with 40 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2021

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2021: 49, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA229496219
2ndA249353804
3rdM20304403
4thA20243207
5thA26192405
6thA274162403
7thB2163162501
8thB201081002
9thM271411
10thB21624401
11thA2283500
12thB20123400
13thB20152300
14thB21602200
15thB20791100
16thB22461200

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2021

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 127.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2021

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2021: 94.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2021, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2021.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years