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Medway road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 33,369 road traffic collisions in Medway from 1979 to 2025, and 42,096 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 370 were fatal and 5,997 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 460 collisions, up 3% on 2024 (446), and casualties were unchanged at 570.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
33,369
82nd highest of 351 areas
Casualties
42,096
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
370
1.1% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
460
Up 3% on 2024

Crash severity in Medway

1.1% of collisions in Medway from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal3701.1%
  • Serious5,99718%
  • Slight27,00281%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal3920.9%
  • Serious6,63516%
  • Slight35,06983%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. In 2025 there were 460, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 460
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025460570
2024446570
2023524690
2022526685
2021510657
2020441574
2019577759
2018593785
2017624835
2016619826
2015656855
2014661845
2013620822
2012615825
2011656830
2010559692
2009672823
2008612753
2007612769
2006616775
2005667846
2004681834
2003707879
2002735914
2001769954
2000709888
1999696909
1998756944
1997796977
19968061,046
1995747971
1994748955
1993687903
1992710902
1991727904
1990814994
19898891,086
1988763925
19878451,021
19869331,134
19858511,084
19849921,211
19839491,170
19829851,236
19819241,134
19809581,206
19799261,129

When and where crashes happen in Medway

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday4,793 (14%)
  • Tuesday4,793 (14%)
  • Wednesday4,843 (15%)
  • Thursday4,929 (15%)
  • Friday5,624 (17%)
  • Saturday4,756 (14%)
  • Sunday3,631 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:591,263 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59579 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:594,345 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:594,377 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:595,648 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:598,457 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:595,421 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:593,279 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January2,690 (8.1%)
  • February2,334 (7%)
  • March2,728 (8.2%)
  • April2,625 (7.9%)
  • May2,794 (8.4%)
  • June2,781 (8.3%)
  • July2,841 (8.5%)
  • August2,542 (7.6%)
  • September2,955 (8.9%)
  • October3,085 (9.2%)
  • November3,191 (9.6%)
  • December2,803 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight23,800 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit7,947 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting987 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit419 (1.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown216 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds26,662 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds4,791 (14%)
  • Fog or mist243 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds235 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds226 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds184 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds30 (0.1%)
  • Other711 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded287 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry23,600 (71%)
  • Wet or damp9,141 (27%)
  • Frost or ice409 (1.2%)
  • Snow153 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep17 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel3 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph3 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph124 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph26,597 (80%)
  • 40 mph2,692 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph756 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph1,905 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph1,292 (3.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway25,667 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway4,876 (15%)
  • Roundabout1,720 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road991 (3%)
  • Not recorded115 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Medway

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant22,534 (54%)
  • Pedestrian7,666 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist6,788 (16%)
  • Cyclist3,061 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant729 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant553 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)281 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant153 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant132 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant114 (0.3%)
  • Other42 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded43 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51,181 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 102,206 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 153,167 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 208,466 (20%)
  • 21 to 255,559 (13%)
  • 26 to 357,329 (17%)
  • 36 to 455,130 (12%)
  • 46 to 553,529 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 652,244 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 751,261 (3%)
  • Over 75906 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded1,118 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider25,112 (60%)
  • Passenger9,318 (22%)
  • Pedestrian7,666 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car44,116 (73%)
  • Motorcycle7,074 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle3,144 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes2,569 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes1,350 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach809 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle357 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car223 (0.4%)
  • Minibus219 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown63 (0.1%)
  • Other85 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded84 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Medway

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Medway

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 Medway ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 82nd most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
Joint 154th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
79thSunderland34,89146,3054756,244
80thSouth Lanarkshire33,80746,3157968,124
81stWalsall33,57645,2734515,760
82ndMedway (this area)33,36942,0963705,997
83rdFife33,12745,1828638,615
84thPeterborough32,70944,2434525,621
85thSwansea32,04342,7893873,550

Accident hotspots in Medway

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area is the busiest accident hotspot in Medway, with 1,413 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 5 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway from 1979 to 2025: 5,567, including 69 fatal and 962 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25,5676,98169962
2ndA2282,0862,76260449
3rdA2311,1971,55510221
4thM29871,52928149
5thA2899291,2489123
6thA22976796913157
7thA2306938583122
8thB20046548408135
9thB20974485621070
10thB20004225968108
11thA278365491649
12thA226152217232
13thB2002111144327
14thB2003109122120
15thB200181114315
16thB2108658617
17thA20174347010
18thB2159202005
19thB2017131402
20thA2076700

Towns in Medway

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway from 1979 to 2025: 9,396.

Postcode districts in Medway

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway from 1979 to 2025: 5,779.

Latest crashes in Medway

Of the latest 24 crashes in Medway, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity