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Medway road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 710 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1992, and 902 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1991 (727), and casualties fell from 904.

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

Collisions in 1992
710
Down 2% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
902
Level with 1991
Fatal collisions
14
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1992

2% of collisions in Medway in 1992 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious13519%
  • Slight56179%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal141.6%
  • Serious16018%
  • Slight72881%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 710, down 2% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday101 (14%)
  • Tuesday102 (14%)
  • Wednesday91 (13%)
  • Thursday110 (15%)
  • Friday111 (16%)
  • Saturday113 (16%)
  • Sunday82 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5992 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59123 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59122 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.6%)
  • February53 (7.5%)
  • March53 (7.5%)
  • April49 (6.9%)
  • May57 (8%)
  • June58 (8.2%)
  • July56 (7.9%)
  • August59 (8.3%)
  • September68 (9.6%)
  • October58 (8.2%)
  • November57 (8%)
  • December74 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight585 (82%)
  • Dark, street lights lit102 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds540 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds147 (21%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry486 (68%)
  • Wet or damp212 (30%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph553 (78%)
  • 40 mph52 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph55 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph48 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway560 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway95 (13%)
  • Roundabout31 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant489 (54%)
  • Pedestrian178 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 533 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1055 (6.1%)
  • 11 to 1579 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 20176 (20%)
  • 21 to 25112 (12%)
  • 26 to 35167 (19%)
  • 36 to 45108 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6538 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (2.9%)
  • Over 7527 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (55%)
  • Passenger230 (25%)
  • Pedestrian178 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (76%)
  • Motorcycle110 (8.6%)
  • Pedal cycle75 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach24 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle11 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 108th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
72nd
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
108th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1992

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1992: 129, including 4 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2129159414
2ndA2285890315
3rdM2355326
4thA231343705
5thA229192305
6thB2000162305
7thB2004151902
8thA278111512
9thB2097111401
10thA23071001
11thA22651202
12thA2895802
13thB20013500
14thA20172301
15thB20022200
16thB20032200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1992

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1992: 196.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1992

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1992: 140.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1992, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years