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Medway road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 756 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1998, and 944 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1997 (796), and casualties fell from 977.

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

Collisions in 1998
756
Down 5% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
944
Down 3% on 1997
Fatal collisions
5
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1998

0.7% of collisions in Medway in 1998 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious9613%
  • Slight65587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.5%
  • Serious10912%
  • Slight83088%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 756, down 5% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (15%)
  • Tuesday109 (14%)
  • Wednesday113 (15%)
  • Thursday101 (13%)
  • Friday104 (14%)
  • Saturday111 (15%)
  • Sunday105 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5935 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5918 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59181 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59140 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January65 (8.6%)
  • February59 (7.8%)
  • March74 (9.8%)
  • April50 (6.6%)
  • May53 (7%)
  • June64 (8.5%)
  • July61 (8.1%)
  • August58 (7.7%)
  • September64 (8.5%)
  • October69 (9.1%)
  • November76 (10%)
  • December63 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight516 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit177 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (4.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds582 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (18%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Other13 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry507 (67%)
  • Wet or damp236 (31%)
  • Frost or ice12 (1.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph617 (82%)
  • 40 mph63 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph46 (6.1%)
  • 70 mph24 (3.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway581 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway103 (14%)
  • Roundabout40 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road32 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant534 (57%)
  • Pedestrian187 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist84 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist80 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1071 (7.5%)
  • 11 to 1572 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 20155 (16%)
  • 21 to 25106 (11%)
  • 26 to 35189 (20%)
  • 36 to 45115 (12%)
  • 46 to 5590 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6534 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (2.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3%)
  • Not recorded34 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider542 (57%)
  • Passenger215 (23%)
  • Pedestrian187 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,043 (77%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes47 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 100th most road collisions in 1998.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
112th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1998

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1998: 165, including 2 fatal and 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2165203219
2ndA2287089114
3rdA231323603
4thM2212502
5thA289202701
6thA229192405
7thB2097192403
8thA230141501
9thB2000132313
10thB2004121710
11thA278101102
12thB20035701
13thA2262400
14thB20011100
15thB20021200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1998

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1998: 212.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1998

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1998: 139.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1998, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years