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Maidstone road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 305 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2024, and 406 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2023 (355), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2024
305
Down 14% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
406
Down 11% on 2023
Fatal collisions
6
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2024

2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2024 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal62%
  • Serious8628%
  • Slight21370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious9523%
  • Slight30475%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2024 is highlighted, with 305, down 14% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (15%)
  • Tuesday37 (12%)
  • Wednesday46 (15%)
  • Thursday57 (19%)
  • Friday49 (16%)
  • Saturday34 (11%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5937 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5944 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (7.5%)
  • February23 (7.5%)
  • March24 (7.9%)
  • April30 (9.8%)
  • May26 (8.5%)
  • June19 (6.2%)
  • July23 (7.5%)
  • August28 (9.2%)
  • September23 (7.5%)
  • October30 (9.8%)
  • November25 (8.2%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight215 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds234 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other12 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry209 (69%)
  • Wet or damp87 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (1%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph11 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph163 (53%)
  • 40 mph39 (13%)
  • 50 mph21 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph53 (17%)
  • 70 mph18 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway39 (13%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (59%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.4%)
  • Cyclist14 (3.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1516 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2054 (13%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.6%)
  • 26 to 3588 (22%)
  • 36 to 4558 (14%)
  • 46 to 5546 (11%)
  • 56 to 6539 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7521 (5.2%)
  • Over 7516 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (64%)
  • Passenger86 (21%)
  • Pedestrian62 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car402 (73%)
  • Motorcycle55 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (2.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Maidstone ranked among 351 areas in 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 104th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
101st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
70th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2024

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2024, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2024

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2024: 49, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2294968017
2ndA20253208
3rdA249223215
4thB2163222806
5thA274182905
6thA26151505
7thM20151704
8thB20104602
9thB20124401
10thB20793512
11thB21623400
12thB21602200
13thM22200
14thA2281101
15thB22461100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2024

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 134.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2024

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2024: 76.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2024, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years