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Maidstone road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 355 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2023, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2022 (413), and casualties fell from 531.

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

Collisions in 2023
355
Down 14% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
458
Down 14% on 2022
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2023

1.1% of collisions in Maidstone in 2023 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight29182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious6314%
  • Slight39185%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2023 is highlighted, with 355, down 14% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday48 (14%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday36 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5980 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5940 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (12%)
  • February31 (8.7%)
  • March22 (6.2%)
  • April27 (7.6%)
  • May32 (9%)
  • June24 (6.8%)
  • July29 (8.2%)
  • August24 (6.8%)
  • September32 (9%)
  • October38 (11%)
  • November27 (7.6%)
  • December28 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds307 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (77%)
  • Wet or damp75 (21%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (3.7%)
  • 30 mph173 (49%)
  • 40 mph41 (12%)
  • 50 mph20 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph67 (19%)
  • 70 mph41 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (18%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (64%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (10%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant16 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9%)
  • 26 to 3597 (21%)
  • 36 to 4567 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (11%)
  • 56 to 6540 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.2%)
  • Over 7527 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider312 (68%)
  • Passenger89 (19%)
  • Pedestrian57 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car483 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 88th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
88th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
115th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2023

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2023, with 47 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2023

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2023: 45, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2294558111
2ndA249303914
3rdA274303905
4thA20263313
5thM20253504
6thB2163141813
7thA2681003
8thM281002
9thB20123700
10thB21623400
11thA2282200
12thB20102200
13thB20792300
14thB21602301
15thB20151100
16thB22461100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2023

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 132.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2023

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2023: 93.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2023.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years