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Medway road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 845 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1987, and 1,021 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 225 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1986 (933), and casualties fell from 1,134.

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

Collisions in 1987
845
Down 9% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
1,021
Down 10% on 1986
Fatal collisions
11
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
225
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1987

1.3% of collisions in Medway in 1987 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious22527%
  • Slight60972%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.1%
  • Serious26126%
  • Slight74973%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 845, down 9% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday121 (14%)
  • Tuesday111 (13%)
  • Wednesday121 (14%)
  • Thursday131 (16%)
  • Friday136 (16%)
  • Saturday144 (17%)
  • Sunday81 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5940 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59103 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59156 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59196 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59135 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5997 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (5.3%)
  • February58 (6.9%)
  • March65 (7.7%)
  • April70 (8.3%)
  • May74 (8.8%)
  • June57 (6.7%)
  • July89 (11%)
  • August69 (8.2%)
  • September78 (9.2%)
  • October89 (11%)
  • November77 (9.1%)
  • December74 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight593 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit216 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds668 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (16%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other20 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry564 (67%)
  • Wet or damp269 (32%)
  • Frost or ice7 (0.8%)
  • Snow5 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph681 (81%)
  • 40 mph59 (7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 60 mph83 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph21 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway698 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (13%)
  • Roundabout25 (3%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant485 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist227 (22%)
  • Pedestrian195 (19%)
  • Cyclist84 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 540 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1047 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1580 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20281 (28%)
  • 21 to 25150 (15%)
  • 26 to 35178 (17%)
  • 36 to 45103 (10%)
  • 46 to 5557 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6537 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.4%)
  • Over 7523 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider622 (61%)
  • Passenger204 (20%)
  • Pedestrian195 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,084 (72%)
  • Motorcycle234 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle86 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 86th most road collisions in 1987.

Collisions
86th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
62nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1987

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1987: 150, including 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2150183035
2ndA2285473013
3rdA229243116
4thA231233214
5thM2223319
6thA230192004
7thB2004141703
8thB2000131412
9thB2097111505
10thA226101602
11thA289101002
12thB20025500
13thA2784400
14thB20032200
15thA20031100
16thA231100
17thA2371101
18thA2491100
19thB20011100
20thB20071101

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1987

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1987: 227.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1987

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1987: 150.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1987, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years