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Medway road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 814 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1990, and 994 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 158 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1989 (889), and casualties fell from 1,086.

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

Collisions in 1990
814
Down 8% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
994
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
12
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
158
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1990

1.5% of collisions in Medway in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal121.5%
  • Serious15819%
  • Slight64479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.2%
  • Serious17317%
  • Slight80981%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 814, down 8% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday116 (14%)
  • Tuesday106 (13%)
  • Wednesday130 (16%)
  • Thursday108 (13%)
  • Friday151 (19%)
  • Saturday120 (15%)
  • Sunday83 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5996 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59118 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59171 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January62 (7.6%)
  • February56 (6.9%)
  • March78 (9.6%)
  • April63 (7.7%)
  • May78 (9.6%)
  • June65 (8%)
  • July61 (7.5%)
  • August76 (9.3%)
  • September58 (7.1%)
  • October59 (7.2%)
  • November81 (10%)
  • December77 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight561 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit203 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds635 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds145 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other24 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry605 (74%)
  • Wet or damp207 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph668 (82%)
  • 40 mph53 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway656 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway109 (13%)
  • Roundabout26 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant473 (48%)
  • Pedestrian215 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist178 (18%)
  • Cyclist72 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1057 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1574 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20233 (23%)
  • 21 to 25160 (16%)
  • 26 to 35165 (17%)
  • 36 to 4582 (8.2%)
  • 46 to 5574 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4%)
  • 66 to 7537 (3.7%)
  • Over 7522 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (55%)
  • Passenger237 (24%)
  • Pedestrian215 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car985 (70%)
  • Motorcycle194 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes48 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.4%)
  • Minibus15 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 106th most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
106th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
107th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1990

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1990: 146, including 4 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2146181421
2ndA2286992221
3rdA2314249110
4thB2004283606
5thM2212903
6thA230182404
7thA229171902
8thB2097151504
9thA28991104
10thA22671000
11thA2787700
12thB20004400
13thB20024402
14thB20013501
15thA20172200
16thB20031100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1990

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1990: 251.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1990

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1990: 168.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1990, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years