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Maidstone road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 312 road traffic collisions in Maidstone in 2025, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 90 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 2024 (305), and casualties fell from 406.

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

Collisions in 2025
312
Up 2% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
399
Down 2% on 2024
Fatal collisions
7
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
90
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Maidstone in 2025

2.2% of collisions in Maidstone in 2025 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.6% and 19% in Maidstone from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.2%
  • Serious9029%
  • Slight21569%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious10125%
  • Slight29173%

Maidstone road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Maidstone, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 645 in 1992. 2025 is highlighted, with 312, up 2% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 312
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (14%)
  • Tuesday52 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (17%)
  • Thursday39 (13%)
  • Friday61 (20%)
  • Saturday33 (11%)
  • Sunday28 (9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (7.7%)
  • February19 (6.1%)
  • March27 (8.7%)
  • April19 (6.1%)
  • May38 (12%)
  • June30 (9.6%)
  • July24 (7.7%)
  • August29 (9.3%)
  • September29 (9.3%)
  • October18 (5.8%)
  • November30 (9.6%)
  • December25 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight234 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (12%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds279 (89%)
  • Raining, no high winds22 (7.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (82%)
  • Wet or damp47 (15%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.9%)
  • 30 mph149 (48%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph65 (21%)
  • 70 mph39 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway64 (21%)
  • Roundabout22 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Maidstone in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant228 (57%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (12%)
  • Cyclist27 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (8%)
  • 16 to 2043 (11%)
  • 21 to 2533 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 3566 (17%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5554 (14%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7524 (6%)
  • Over 7523 (5.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider264 (66%)
  • Passenger80 (20%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car394 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes58 (10%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)2 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Maidstone in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Maidstone had the 101st most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
45th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Maidstone in 2025

High Street, Maidstone, ME14 1TF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Maidstone in 2025, with 37 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Maidstone with the most crashes in 2025

The A229 had the most collisions in Maidstone in 2025: 43, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Maidstone, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2294352011
2ndA249314416
3rdM20243825
4thA20213128
5thB2163141703
6thA26121304
7thA274121406
8thB20795902
9thB21625903
10thM25501
11thB20154400
12thB22464400
13thB20103402
14thB20122211
15thA2281100

Towns in Maidstone: crashes in 2025

Maidstone itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 115.

Postcode districts in Maidstone: crashes in 2025

ME14 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Maidstone in 2025: 81.

Latest crashes in Maidstone in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Maidstone in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2025.

Severity

Maidstone road accidents in other years