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Medway road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 924 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1981, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 253 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1980 (958), and casualties fell from 1,206.

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

Collisions in 1981
924
Down 4% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
1,134
Down 6% on 1980
Fatal collisions
8
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
253
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1981

0.9% of collisions in Medway in 1981 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal80.9%
  • Serious25327%
  • Slight66372%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious27224%
  • Slight85375%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 924, down 4% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday142 (15%)
  • Tuesday129 (14%)
  • Wednesday124 (13%)
  • Thursday129 (14%)
  • Friday163 (18%)
  • Saturday143 (15%)
  • Sunday94 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59118 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59114 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59162 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59239 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (7%)
  • February63 (6.8%)
  • March87 (9.4%)
  • April74 (8%)
  • May67 (7.3%)
  • June73 (7.9%)
  • July74 (8%)
  • August68 (7.4%)
  • September91 (9.8%)
  • October106 (11%)
  • November87 (9.4%)
  • December69 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight646 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit234 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds698 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds159 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist9 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other41 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry593 (64%)
  • Wet or damp294 (32%)
  • Frost or ice22 (2.4%)
  • Snow14 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph760 (82%)
  • 40 mph52 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph90 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph19 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway794 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant449 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist338 (30%)
  • Pedestrian220 (19%)
  • Cyclist83 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant20 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1065 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1585 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20353 (31%)
  • 21 to 25127 (11%)
  • 26 to 35182 (16%)
  • 36 to 4594 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5558 (5.1%)
  • 56 to 6570 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7540 (3.5%)
  • Over 7518 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider655 (58%)
  • Passenger259 (23%)
  • Pedestrian220 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car991 (63%)
  • Motorcycle356 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes74 (4.7%)
  • Bus or coach35 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 86th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
86th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
256th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
56th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1981

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1981: 166, including 2 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2166208236
2ndA2285666025
3rdA231384407
4thB2004283509
5thA229243518
6thB2097202713
7thA230192502
8thM2184205
9thB2000141906
10thA2899903
11thB20039902
12thB21599903
13thB20027801
14thA2264801
15thA20172200
16thA2782200
17thB20012200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1981

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1981: 260.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1981

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1981: 158.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1981, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years