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Maidstone road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2022, and 531 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 24% on 2021 (332), and casualties rose from 448.

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

Collisions in 2022
413
Up 24% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
531
Up 19% on 2021
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2022

0.5% of collisions in Maidstone in 2022 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious6516%
  • Slight34684%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious6813%
  • Slight46187%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2022 is highlighted, with 413, up 24% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday71 (17%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday60 (15%)
  • Friday74 (18%)
  • Saturday61 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.5%)
  • February30 (7.3%)
  • March27 (6.5%)
  • April33 (8%)
  • May36 (8.7%)
  • June38 (9.2%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August35 (8.5%)
  • September39 (9.4%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November31 (7.5%)
  • December29 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight323 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown15 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds366 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (7.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (78%)
  • Wet or damp74 (18%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (2.4%)
  • 30 mph215 (52%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph31 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway279 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (22%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (62%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (9.6%)
  • Van occupant32 (6%)
  • Cyclist21 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4%)
  • 16 to 2059 (11%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35108 (20%)
  • 36 to 4572 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.1%)
  • Over 7519 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded33 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider342 (64%)
  • Passenger115 (22%)
  • Pedestrian74 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car535 (72%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes71 (9.6%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 71st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
71st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
238th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2022

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2022, with 53 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2022

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2022: 62, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2296271011
2ndA249416006
3rdM20355504
4thA20334807
5thA274202603
6thA26131503
7thB2163121701
8thB2010101102
9thM27703
10thB22466800
11thB20794700
12thB20123600
13thB21623301
14thA2282301
15thB20151300

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2022

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2022: 159.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2022

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2022: 119.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2022, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2022.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years