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Medway road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 889 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1989, and 1,086 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 199 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 1988 (763), and casualties rose from 925.

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

Collisions in 1989
889
Up 17% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
1,086
Up 17% on 1988
Fatal collisions
10
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
199
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1989

1.1% of collisions in Medway in 1989 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.1%
  • Serious19922%
  • Slight68076%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111%
  • Serious21520%
  • Slight86079%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 889, up 17% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday120 (13%)
  • Tuesday138 (16%)
  • Wednesday120 (13%)
  • Thursday132 (15%)
  • Friday163 (18%)
  • Saturday122 (14%)
  • Sunday94 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5936 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59128 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5996 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59127 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59228 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59157 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59102 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January95 (11%)
  • February69 (7.8%)
  • March65 (7.3%)
  • April80 (9%)
  • May72 (8.1%)
  • June81 (9.1%)
  • July57 (6.4%)
  • August63 (7.1%)
  • September76 (8.5%)
  • October74 (8.3%)
  • November87 (9.8%)
  • December70 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight584 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit269 (30%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds670 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds150 (17%)
  • Fog or mist13 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other50 (5.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry631 (71%)
  • Wet or damp244 (27%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph735 (83%)
  • 40 mph57 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph72 (8.1%)
  • 70 mph22 (2.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway738 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (2.9%)
  • Roundabout26 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant504 (46%)
  • Pedestrian231 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist202 (19%)
  • Cyclist77 (7.1%)
  • Van occupant29 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant21 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1065 (6%)
  • 11 to 15100 (9.2%)
  • 16 to 20291 (27%)
  • 21 to 25166 (15%)
  • 26 to 35163 (15%)
  • 36 to 45101 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5564 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6537 (3.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.3%)
  • Over 7519 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider602 (55%)
  • Passenger253 (23%)
  • Pedestrian231 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,029 (68%)
  • Motorcycle211 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes96 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3%)
  • Bus or coach21 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle19 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 94th most road collisions in 1989.

Collisions
94th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
194th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
76th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1989

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1989: 158, including 40 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2158199040
2ndA2286583020
3rdA2315673310
4thA230242602
5thB2004212506
6thM2182211
7thA229141612
8thB2097121402
9thA289111302
10thA22691302
11thB200081303
12thA2787802
13thB20026602
14thB20033500
15thA20172200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1989

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1989: 259.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1989

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1989: 162.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1989, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years