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Medway road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 933 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1986, and 1,134 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 231 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1985 (851), and casualties rose from 1,084.

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

Collisions in 1986
933
Up 10% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
1,134
Up 5% on 1985
Fatal collisions
15
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
231
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1986

1.6% of collisions in Medway in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal151.6%
  • Serious23125%
  • Slight68774%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal171.5%
  • Serious25222%
  • Slight86576%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 933, up 10% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday122 (13%)
  • Tuesday122 (13%)
  • Wednesday148 (16%)
  • Thursday123 (13%)
  • Friday164 (18%)
  • Saturday151 (16%)
  • Sunday103 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5945 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59135 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59124 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59141 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59212 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59150 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59116 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January73 (7.8%)
  • February59 (6.3%)
  • March75 (8%)
  • April71 (7.6%)
  • May77 (8.3%)
  • June74 (7.9%)
  • July78 (8.4%)
  • August74 (7.9%)
  • September67 (7.2%)
  • October92 (9.9%)
  • November109 (12%)
  • December84 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight641 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit240 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds723 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds168 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds17 (1.8%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry605 (65%)
  • Wet or damp296 (32%)
  • Frost or ice24 (2.6%)
  • Snow8 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph752 (81%)
  • 40 mph70 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph88 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway796 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (11%)
  • Roundabout23 (2.5%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant486 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist294 (26%)
  • Pedestrian223 (20%)
  • Cyclist75 (6.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant23 (2%)
  • Van occupant18 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 536 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1055 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1584 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20308 (27%)
  • 21 to 25173 (15%)
  • 26 to 35168 (15%)
  • 36 to 45120 (11%)
  • 46 to 5594 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6547 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (2.6%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider649 (57%)
  • Passenger262 (23%)
  • Pedestrian223 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,071 (67%)
  • Motorcycle298 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes69 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach29 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle12 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Medway ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 79th most road collisions in 1986.

Collisions
79th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
102nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1986

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1986: 159, including 4 fatal and 45 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2159197445
2ndA2284759211
3rdA230324109
4thB2004273313
5thA231252807
6thM2223513
7thA229202906
8thB2000172105
9thB2097121513
10thA27881312
11thB20037703
12thB20016800
13thA2265603
14thA2895501
15thA20172301
16thB20961300

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1986

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1986: 255.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1986

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1986: 157.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1986, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years