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Medway road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 958 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1980, and 1,206 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 21 were fatal and 304 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1979 (926), and casualties rose from 1,129.

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

Collisions in 1980
958
Up 3% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
1,206
Up 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
21
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
304
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1980

2.2% of collisions in Medway in 1980 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal212.2%
  • Serious30432%
  • Slight63366%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal231.9%
  • Serious34028%
  • Slight84370%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 958, up 3% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday145 (15%)
  • Tuesday133 (14%)
  • Wednesday137 (14%)
  • Thursday154 (16%)
  • Friday163 (17%)
  • Saturday129 (13%)
  • Sunday97 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59123 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59113 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59160 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59232 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59141 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January85 (8.9%)
  • February58 (6.1%)
  • March87 (9.1%)
  • April93 (9.7%)
  • May82 (8.6%)
  • June81 (8.5%)
  • July77 (8%)
  • August62 (6.5%)
  • September82 (8.6%)
  • October82 (8.6%)
  • November94 (9.8%)
  • December75 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight635 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit273 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting42 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds723 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds175 (18%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other48 (5%)

Road surface

  • Dry649 (68%)
  • Wet or damp294 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1%)
  • Snow4 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph755 (79%)
  • 40 mph78 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph92 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph23 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway816 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway105 (11%)
  • Roundabout19 (2%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (39%)
  • Motorcyclist344 (29%)
  • Pedestrian242 (20%)
  • Cyclist93 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant32 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 539 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1091 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1581 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 20364 (30%)
  • 21 to 25160 (13%)
  • 26 to 35185 (15%)
  • 36 to 45111 (9.2%)
  • 46 to 5572 (6%)
  • 56 to 6560 (5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (2.6%)
  • Over 7512 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider715 (59%)
  • Passenger249 (21%)
  • Pedestrian242 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,016 (62%)
  • Motorcycle362 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle94 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Medway

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Medway ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 80th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
80th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1980

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1980: 184, including 5 fatal and 55 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2184218555
2ndA22875106423
3rdA231384509
4thB20043753112
5thA2292429112
6thA230243108
7thM2192835
8thB2000172217
9thA2788902
10thB20978902
11thA2267912
12thB20017801
13thA2895501
14thB20025701
15thB20035500
16thA20174400
17thB21593301
18thA211200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1980

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1980: 268.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1980

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1980: 186.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1980, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years