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Medway road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 851 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1985, and 1,084 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 251 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1984 (992), and casualties fell from 1,211.

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

Collisions in 1985
851
Down 14% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
1,084
Down 10% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
251
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1985

1.1% of collisions in Medway in 1985 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.1%
  • Serious25129%
  • Slight59169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal90.8%
  • Serious27926%
  • Slight79673%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 851, down 14% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (12%)
  • Tuesday109 (13%)
  • Wednesday117 (14%)
  • Thursday106 (12%)
  • Friday174 (20%)
  • Saturday128 (15%)
  • Sunday111 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5946 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59105 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5998 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59165 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59127 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59119 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (4.7%)
  • February52 (6.1%)
  • March95 (11%)
  • April64 (7.5%)
  • May69 (8.1%)
  • June61 (7.2%)
  • July67 (7.9%)
  • August74 (8.7%)
  • September87 (10%)
  • October92 (11%)
  • November74 (8.7%)
  • December76 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight590 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit217 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds694 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds116 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds14 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist8 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other17 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry607 (71%)
  • Wet or damp224 (26%)
  • Snow11 (1.3%)
  • Frost or ice8 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph713 (84%)
  • 40 mph58 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph59 (6.9%)
  • 70 mph14 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway720 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (1.6%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant469 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist281 (26%)
  • Pedestrian196 (18%)
  • Cyclist84 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant28 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant10 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 542 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1063 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1596 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20322 (30%)
  • 21 to 25167 (15%)
  • 26 to 35156 (14%)
  • 36 to 45105 (9.7%)
  • 46 to 5553 (4.9%)
  • 56 to 6538 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.2%)
  • Over 7518 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider608 (56%)
  • Passenger280 (26%)
  • Pedestrian196 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car956 (65%)
  • Motorcycle285 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes87 (5.9%)
  • Bus or coach25 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Medway

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Medway ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 90th most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
90th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
90th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1985

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1985: 152, including 44 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2152186044
2ndA2314357015
3rdA2283553010
4thB2004323609
5thA229253119
6thA230243205
7thM2153004
8thB2000122105
9thA226101403
10thB20978814
11thB20036603
12thA2785803
13thB20015503
14thA2894703
15thB20024904
16thB21591101

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1985

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1985: 258.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1985

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1985: 166.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1985, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years