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Medway road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 926 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1979, and 1,129 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 310 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,369 collisions in Medway.

Collisions in 1979
926
Casualties in 1979
1,129
Fatal collisions
13
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
310
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1979

1.4% of collisions in Medway in 1979 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious31033%
  • Slight60365%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal151.3%
  • Serious34430%
  • Slight77068%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 926.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • 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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (13%)
  • Tuesday111 (12%)
  • Wednesday125 (13%)
  • Thursday146 (16%)
  • Friday194 (21%)
  • Saturday125 (13%)
  • Sunday104 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59129 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59247 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59129 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7%)
  • February53 (5.7%)
  • March71 (7.7%)
  • April67 (7.2%)
  • May81 (8.7%)
  • June84 (9.1%)
  • July98 (11%)
  • August74 (8%)
  • September80 (8.6%)
  • October76 (8.2%)
  • November89 (9.6%)
  • December88 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight645 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit228 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds684 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds133 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (4.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds23 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Other34 (3.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry593 (64%)
  • Wet or damp293 (32%)
  • Snow23 (2.5%)
  • Frost or ice17 (1.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph733 (79%)
  • 40 mph75 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph79 (8.5%)
  • 70 mph38 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway760 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway125 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.8%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant396 (35%)
  • Motorcyclist346 (31%)
  • Pedestrian249 (22%)
  • Cyclist76 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1072 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1587 (7.7%)
  • 16 to 20341 (30%)
  • 21 to 25147 (13%)
  • 26 to 35160 (14%)
  • 36 to 4589 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5575 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6580 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7534 (3%)
  • Over 758 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider642 (57%)
  • Pedestrian249 (22%)
  • Passenger238 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car945 (60%)
  • Motorcycle353 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes88 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle20 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Medway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Medway ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 89th most road collisions in 1979.

Collisions
89th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
177th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
41st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1979

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1979: 172, including 5 fatal and 51 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2172198551
2ndA22875100231
3rdA2313038012
4thM2304647
5thA2292531012
6thB2004242907
7thA230192006
8thB2000131802
9thB2097131804
10thA226111406
11thA278111604
12thA28991203
13thA20177702
14thB20037903
15thB21593300
16thB20012300
17thB20022201

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1979

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1979: 223.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1979

ME4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1979: 162.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1979, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years