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Medway road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 696 road traffic collisions in Medway in 1999, and 909 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1998 (756), and casualties fell from 944.

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

Collisions in 1999
696
Down 8% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
909
Down 4% on 1998
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 1999

1.4% of collisions in Medway in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious9213%
  • Slight59485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.2%
  • Serious10211%
  • Slight79688%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 696, down 8% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday113 (16%)
  • Tuesday116 (17%)
  • Wednesday98 (14%)
  • Thursday90 (13%)
  • Friday113 (16%)
  • Saturday93 (13%)
  • Sunday73 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59108 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59110 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59184 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (9.1%)
  • February40 (5.7%)
  • March53 (7.6%)
  • April49 (7%)
  • May59 (8.5%)
  • June65 (9.3%)
  • July54 (7.8%)
  • August60 (8.6%)
  • September58 (8.3%)
  • October59 (8.5%)
  • November56 (8%)
  • December80 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight477 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit164 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown16 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds539 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds121 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry479 (69%)
  • Wet or damp202 (29%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph560 (80%)
  • 40 mph51 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph10 (1.4%)
  • 60 mph45 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph30 (4.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway512 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway91 (13%)
  • Roundabout65 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road28 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant568 (62%)
  • Pedestrian147 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist82 (9%)
  • Cyclist68 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 527 (3%)
  • 6 to 1063 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7%)
  • 16 to 20139 (15%)
  • 21 to 2593 (10%)
  • 26 to 35169 (19%)
  • 36 to 45139 (15%)
  • 46 to 5575 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (2.5%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded49 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (59%)
  • Passenger228 (25%)
  • Pedestrian147 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,030 (80%)
  • Motorcycle86 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes32 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.8%)
  • Minibus8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 111th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
111th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
117th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
98th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 1999

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 1999: 130, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2130166212
2ndA2285069012
3rdA231354105
4thA289284522
5thM2253803
6thA229222613
7thA230212803
8thA278141900
9thB2000142006
10thB2004121601
11thB2097111302
12thB20033300
13thA20172200
14thA2262200
15thB20012400
16thB20021100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 1999

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 1999: 213.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 1999

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 1999: 127.

Latest crashes in Medway in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 1999, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years