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Medway road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 985 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1982, and 1,236 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 16 were fatal and 284 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1981 (924), and casualties rose from 1,134.

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

Collisions in 1982
985
Up 7% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
1,236
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
16
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
284
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1982

1.6% of collisions in Medway in 1982 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal161.6%
  • Serious28429%
  • Slight68570%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.3%
  • Serious32827%
  • Slight89272%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 985, up 7% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday140 (14%)
  • Tuesday147 (15%)
  • Wednesday142 (14%)
  • Thursday129 (13%)
  • Friday162 (16%)
  • Saturday147 (15%)
  • Sunday118 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59117 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59116 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59169 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59276 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59138 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59123 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January71 (7.2%)
  • February67 (6.8%)
  • March84 (8.5%)
  • April92 (9.3%)
  • May80 (8.1%)
  • June78 (7.9%)
  • July67 (6.8%)
  • August76 (7.7%)
  • September83 (8.4%)
  • October103 (10%)
  • November95 (9.6%)
  • December89 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight683 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds790 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds152 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other31 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry661 (67%)
  • Wet or damp298 (30%)
  • Frost or ice15 (1.5%)
  • Snow9 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph824 (84%)
  • 40 mph54 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph82 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway845 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (9%)
  • Roundabout28 (2.8%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist387 (31%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)
  • Cyclist108 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant30 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1069 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 15116 (9.4%)
  • 16 to 20386 (31%)
  • 21 to 25190 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (13%)
  • 36 to 45128 (10%)
  • 46 to 5562 (5%)
  • 56 to 6555 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.3%)
  • Over 7518 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider740 (60%)
  • Passenger266 (22%)
  • Pedestrian230 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car994 (58%)
  • Motorcycle403 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes108 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach34 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 81st most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
81st
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
117th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
53rd
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1982

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1982: 185, including 1 fatal and 46 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2185233146
2ndA2285360118
3rdA231435309
4thA229243007
5thA230243407
6thB2004233024
7thB2097202614
8thM2192906
9thB2000132317
10thA2786800
11thB20036600
12thA2265701
13thA2895502
14thB20014602
15thB20024501
16thA20172200
17thA20031101
18thB20171100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1982

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1982: 273.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1982

ME4 and ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1982, with 175 each.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1982, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years