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Medway road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 796 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1997, and 977 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1996 (806), and casualties fell from 1,046.

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

Collisions in 1997
796
Down 1% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
977
Down 7% on 1996
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1997

0.9% of collisions in Medway in 1997 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious10713%
  • Slight68286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious11512%
  • Slight85588%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 796, down 1% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday126 (16%)
  • Tuesday110 (14%)
  • Wednesday122 (15%)
  • Thursday108 (14%)
  • Friday129 (16%)
  • Saturday114 (14%)
  • Sunday87 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5934 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59111 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59140 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59210 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59109 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January74 (9.3%)
  • February59 (7.4%)
  • March65 (8.2%)
  • April53 (6.7%)
  • May63 (7.9%)
  • June67 (8.4%)
  • July75 (9.4%)
  • August52 (6.5%)
  • September70 (8.8%)
  • October78 (9.8%)
  • November79 (9.9%)
  • December61 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight564 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit176 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds624 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds123 (15%)
  • Fog or mist14 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry542 (68%)
  • Wet or damp248 (31%)
  • Frost or ice5 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph642 (81%)
  • 40 mph63 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph8 (1%)
  • 60 mph46 (5.8%)
  • 70 mph35 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway584 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (16%)
  • Roundabout65 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant555 (57%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist97 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist86 (8.8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.1%)
  • 6 to 1061 (6.2%)
  • 11 to 1595 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20182 (19%)
  • 21 to 25117 (12%)
  • 26 to 35201 (21%)
  • 36 to 45125 (13%)
  • 46 to 5568 (7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (3.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider567 (58%)
  • Passenger214 (22%)
  • Pedestrian196 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,121 (77%)
  • Motorcycle99 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle89 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Minibus13 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 96th most road collisions in 1997.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
179th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1997

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1997: 164, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2164183120
2ndA228527316
3rdA231394802
4thM2284006
5thB2004253005
6thA289182001
7thA230172011
8thA229161800
9thA278141801
10thB2000131702
11thB20017901
12thB209761001
13thA2264500
14thA20173400
15thB20023301
16thB20033302

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1997

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1997: 221.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1997

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1997: 149.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1997, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years