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Medway road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 687 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1993, and 903 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1992 (710), and casualties rose from 902.

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

Collisions in 1993
687
Down 3% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
903
Level with 1992
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1993

0.7% of collisions in Medway in 1993 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10916%
  • Slight57383%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious11913%
  • Slight77986%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 687, down 3% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday93 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (13%)
  • Thursday112 (16%)
  • Friday110 (16%)
  • Saturday102 (15%)
  • Sunday84 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5999 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59112 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59157 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59106 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (5.7%)
  • February53 (7.7%)
  • March62 (9%)
  • April43 (6.3%)
  • May69 (10%)
  • June60 (8.7%)
  • July70 (10%)
  • August52 (7.6%)
  • September62 (9%)
  • October52 (7.6%)
  • November73 (11%)
  • December52 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight554 (81%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds551 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (15%)
  • Fog or mist12 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry490 (71%)
  • Wet or damp189 (28%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph547 (80%)
  • 40 mph60 (8.7%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph47 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph28 (4.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway549 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (13%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant471 (52%)
  • Pedestrian185 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist99 (11%)
  • Cyclist73 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1056 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1574 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20178 (20%)
  • 21 to 25127 (14%)
  • 26 to 35148 (16%)
  • 36 to 45110 (12%)
  • 46 to 5570 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6555 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.3%)
  • Over 7523 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider484 (54%)
  • Passenger234 (26%)
  • Pedestrian185 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car920 (75%)
  • Motorcycle109 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle71 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes45 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (3%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2%)
  • Minibus9 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 111th most road collisions in 1993.

Collisions
111th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
113th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
131st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1993

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1993: 121, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2121146118
2ndA228517828
3rdA231395009
4thB2004303901
5thM2214401
6thA230192503
7thA229161703
8thB2000121802
9thA27891200
10thB209791500
11thA2896602
12thB20035701
13thA2264702
14thA20173301
15thB20012300
16thB20022201

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1993

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1993: 218.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1993

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1993: 136.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1993, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years