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Medway road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 747 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1995, and 971 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 118 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1994 (748), and casualties rose from 955.

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

Collisions in 1995
747
Level with 1994
Casualties in 1995
971
Up 2% on 1994
Fatal collisions
8
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
118
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1995

1.1% of collisions in Medway in 1995 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious11816%
  • Slight62183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal80.8%
  • Serious12913%
  • Slight83486%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 747, level with 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday107 (14%)
  • Tuesday100 (13%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday129 (17%)
  • Friday117 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (13%)
  • Sunday87 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59132 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59186 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59115 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5975 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January57 (7.6%)
  • February46 (6.2%)
  • March66 (8.8%)
  • April67 (9%)
  • May60 (8%)
  • June66 (8.8%)
  • July67 (9%)
  • August60 (8%)
  • September59 (7.9%)
  • October60 (8%)
  • November86 (12%)
  • December53 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight524 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit171 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (3.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds619 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds91 (12%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry535 (72%)
  • Wet or damp205 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph608 (81%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph66 (8.8%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway588 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (12%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant539 (56%)
  • Pedestrian176 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (11%)
  • Cyclist75 (7.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant25 (2.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 528 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1063 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1586 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20181 (19%)
  • 21 to 25120 (12%)
  • 26 to 35181 (19%)
  • 36 to 45100 (10%)
  • 46 to 5575 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6557 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7532 (3.3%)
  • Over 7529 (3%)
  • Not recorded19 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider544 (56%)
  • Passenger251 (26%)
  • Pedestrian176 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,013 (74%)
  • Motorcycle111 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes55 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach22 (1.6%)
  • Minibus17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 97th most road collisions in 1995.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
151st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1995

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1995: 154, including 4 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2154195420
2ndA228637718
3rdA231425304
4thB2004182504
5thA278161712
6thA289152402
7thM2152303
8thA230141500
9thB2000132101
10thB2097111402
11thA22991304
12thB20035500
13thA2262210
14thB20022200
15thA20171100
16thB20011100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1995

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1995: 204.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1995

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1995: 137.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1995, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1995.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years