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Medway road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 748 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1994, and 955 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1993 (687), and casualties rose from 903.

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

Collisions in 1994
748
Up 9% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
955
Up 6% on 1993
Fatal collisions
10
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1994

1.3% of collisions in Medway in 1994 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious13618%
  • Slight60280%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101%
  • Serious15516%
  • Slight79083%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 748, up 9% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (14%)
  • Tuesday105 (14%)
  • Wednesday101 (14%)
  • Thursday116 (16%)
  • Friday108 (14%)
  • Saturday114 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59203 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59129 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (9.1%)
  • February69 (9.2%)
  • March59 (7.9%)
  • April55 (7.4%)
  • May45 (6%)
  • June61 (8.2%)
  • July66 (8.8%)
  • August36 (4.8%)
  • September69 (9.2%)
  • October75 (10%)
  • November68 (9.1%)
  • December77 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight510 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit179 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit24 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds590 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds122 (16%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other10 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded14 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry496 (66%)
  • Wet or damp239 (32%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph614 (82%)
  • 40 mph52 (7%)
  • 60 mph54 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph27 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway596 (80%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (12%)
  • Roundabout38 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant522 (55%)
  • Pedestrian184 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (12%)
  • Cyclist85 (8.9%)
  • Van occupant23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1054 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1593 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20160 (17%)
  • 21 to 25138 (14%)
  • 26 to 35188 (20%)
  • 36 to 45103 (11%)
  • 46 to 5563 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6545 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (4.8%)
  • Over 7513 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider530 (55%)
  • Passenger241 (25%)
  • Pedestrian184 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car995 (75%)
  • Motorcycle117 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 in Medway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Medway ranked among 350 areas in 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 100th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
100th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
83rd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1994

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1994: 145, including 1 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2145185119
2ndA228445926
3rdA231344216
4thB2004212513
5thA230191911
6thM2182701
7thA229121212
8thB2000122202
9thA27891300
10thB20976713
11thB20025812
12thA28941000
13thB20034600
14thA2263400
15thA20171201
16thB20011200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1994

Chatham and Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1994, with 218 each.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1994

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1994: 137.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1994, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years