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Medway road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 949 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1983, and 1,170 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 293 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1982 (985), and casualties fell from 1,236.

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

Collisions in 1983
949
Down 4% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
1,170
Down 5% on 1982
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
293
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1983

1.6% of collisions in Medway in 1983 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious29331%
  • Slight64168%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal161.4%
  • Serious33128%
  • Slight82370%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 949, down 4% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday115 (12%)
  • Tuesday121 (13%)
  • Wednesday136 (14%)
  • Thursday158 (17%)
  • Friday175 (18%)
  • Saturday145 (15%)
  • Sunday99 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59117 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59177 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59250 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59148 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59106 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (7.2%)
  • February60 (6.3%)
  • March78 (8.2%)
  • April76 (8%)
  • May65 (6.8%)
  • June92 (9.7%)
  • July98 (10%)
  • August69 (7.3%)
  • September108 (11%)
  • October89 (9.4%)
  • November74 (7.8%)
  • December72 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight693 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit219 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit15 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds778 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds132 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry687 (72%)
  • Wet or damp243 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Snow5 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph798 (84%)
  • 40 mph56 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph71 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway803 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway112 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (2%)
  • Roundabout15 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant417 (36%)
  • Motorcyclist336 (29%)
  • Pedestrian246 (21%)
  • Cyclist110 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant41 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1082 (7%)
  • 11 to 15117 (10%)
  • 16 to 20326 (28%)
  • 21 to 25160 (14%)
  • 26 to 35174 (15%)
  • 36 to 45110 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5569 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6553 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7535 (3%)
  • Over 7514 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider684 (58%)
  • Pedestrian246 (21%)
  • Passenger240 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,060 (64%)
  • Motorcycle342 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle116 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes77 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.5%)
  • Minibus8 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 79th most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
110th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
36th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1983

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1983: 179, including 6 fatal and 54 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2179225654
2ndA2283749312
3rdA2313745010
4thB2004293509
5thA230283308
6thM2233415
7thA229202314
8thB2097172204
9thA289153904
10thB2000121808
11thB20034401
12thB20022301
13thA2781100
14thB20011101
15thB21591100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1983

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1983: 277.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1983

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1983: 172.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1983, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years