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Medway road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 992 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1984, and 1,211 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 273 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1983 (949), and casualties rose from 1,170.

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

Collisions in 1984
992
Up 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
1,211
Up 4% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
273
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1984

1.4% of collisions in Medway in 1984 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal141.4%
  • Serious27328%
  • Slight70571%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.4%
  • Serious29624%
  • Slight89874%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 992, up 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday148 (15%)
  • Tuesday134 (14%)
  • Wednesday133 (13%)
  • Thursday158 (16%)
  • Friday186 (19%)
  • Saturday137 (14%)
  • Sunday96 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59134 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59145 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59267 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59138 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January78 (7.9%)
  • February66 (6.7%)
  • March71 (7.2%)
  • April71 (7.2%)
  • May66 (6.7%)
  • June70 (7.1%)
  • July93 (9.4%)
  • August82 (8.3%)
  • September97 (9.8%)
  • October92 (9.3%)
  • November109 (11%)
  • December97 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight689 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit257 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds790 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds155 (16%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other32 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry670 (68%)
  • Wet or damp315 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.6%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph818 (82%)
  • 40 mph53 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph89 (9%)
  • 70 mph28 (2.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway826 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway123 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (2.4%)
  • Roundabout19 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist357 (29%)
  • Pedestrian228 (19%)
  • Cyclist101 (8.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 554 (4.5%)
  • 6 to 1072 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1592 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20365 (30%)
  • 21 to 25197 (16%)
  • 26 to 35185 (15%)
  • 36 to 4596 (7.9%)
  • 46 to 5553 (4.4%)
  • 56 to 6552 (4.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.3%)
  • Over 7517 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider709 (59%)
  • Passenger274 (23%)
  • Pedestrian228 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,091 (63%)
  • Motorcycle376 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle105 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes92 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach23 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle14 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 77th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
77th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
44th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1984

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1984: 171, including 2 fatal and 49 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2171215249
2ndA2285777122
3rdA231365418
4thM2305344
5thA2292933211
6thB2004263015
7thA230242708
8thB2097141713
9thA289111103
10thB2003111112
11thB2000101307
12thA27891001
13thA2266801
14thB20024402
15thA20172200
16thB20012200
17thB21592200
18thA2371100
19thA2521101

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1984

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1984: 301.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1984

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1984: 188.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1984, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years