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Medway road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 763 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1988, and 925 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 183 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1987 (845), and casualties fell from 1,021.

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

Collisions in 1988
763
Down 10% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
925
Down 9% on 1987
Fatal collisions
11
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
183
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1988

1.4% of collisions in Medway in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.4%
  • Serious18324%
  • Slight56975%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious20522%
  • Slight70776%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 763, down 10% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday109 (14%)
  • Tuesday121 (16%)
  • Wednesday104 (14%)
  • Thursday112 (15%)
  • Friday117 (15%)
  • Saturday115 (15%)
  • Sunday85 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59110 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5991 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59125 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5995 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January61 (8%)
  • February43 (5.6%)
  • March64 (8.4%)
  • April61 (8%)
  • May57 (7.5%)
  • June48 (6.3%)
  • July62 (8.1%)
  • August65 (8.5%)
  • September82 (11%)
  • October72 (9.4%)
  • November94 (12%)
  • December54 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight529 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit207 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds610 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other19 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry549 (72%)
  • Wet or damp207 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph643 (84%)
  • 40 mph55 (7.2%)
  • 60 mph43 (5.6%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway620 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout29 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist210 (23%)
  • Pedestrian198 (21%)
  • Cyclist78 (8.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (3.4%)
  • Van occupant24 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1585 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20227 (25%)
  • 21 to 25139 (15%)
  • 26 to 35137 (15%)
  • 36 to 45106 (11%)
  • 46 to 5557 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6532 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3.1%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider511 (55%)
  • Passenger216 (23%)
  • Pedestrian198 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car886 (66%)
  • Motorcycle223 (17%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes86 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle82 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded14 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 108th most road collisions in 1988.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
120th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
95th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1988

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1988: 161, including 1 fatal and 34 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2161193134
2ndA2284870220
3rdA231445425
4thA230232605
5thA229212204
6thB2004161804
7thM2162707
8thB2097141703
9thB200091003
10thA2265901
11thA2785602
12thA2895601
13thB20024400
14thB20013610
15thA20172201
16thB20032202

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1988

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1988: 214.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1988

ME4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1988: 140.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1988.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years