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Medway road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 806 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1996, and 1,046 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 131 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 1995 (747), and casualties rose from 971.

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

Collisions in 1996
806
Up 8% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
1,046
Up 8% on 1995
Fatal collisions
4
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
131
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1996

0.5% of collisions in Medway in 1996 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious13116%
  • Slight67183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.4%
  • Serious14614%
  • Slight89686%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 806, up 8% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday119 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (13%)
  • Wednesday116 (14%)
  • Thursday119 (15%)
  • Friday154 (19%)
  • Saturday105 (13%)
  • Sunday88 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59103 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59219 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5993 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (6.3%)
  • February47 (5.8%)
  • March56 (6.9%)
  • April67 (8.3%)
  • May73 (9.1%)
  • June82 (10%)
  • July70 (8.7%)
  • August65 (8.1%)
  • September71 (8.8%)
  • October74 (9.2%)
  • November84 (10%)
  • December66 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight541 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit189 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds645 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds114 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded16 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry571 (71%)
  • Wet or damp218 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (1.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph642 (80%)
  • 40 mph65 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (7.6%)
  • 70 mph34 (4.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway594 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway127 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (6.6%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant627 (60%)
  • Pedestrian205 (20%)
  • Cyclist92 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (7.6%)
  • Van occupant19 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 537 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1083 (7.9%)
  • 11 to 15101 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20228 (22%)
  • 21 to 25126 (12%)
  • 26 to 35190 (18%)
  • 36 to 45132 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (6.1%)
  • 56 to 6535 (3.3%)
  • 66 to 7531 (3%)
  • Over 758 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider569 (54%)
  • Passenger272 (26%)
  • Pedestrian205 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,155 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle93 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle89 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 93rd most road collisions in 1996.

Collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
102nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
85th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1996

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1996: 157, including 30 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2157198030
2ndA2285572112
3rdA231395907
4thB2004313607
5thM2243222
6thA229202504
7thA230202504
8thA278151812
9thB2000142103
10thB2097121401
11thA2896901
12thB20024800
13thB20033300
14thB20012200
15thA2261100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1996

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1996: 254.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1996

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1996: 153.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years