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Medway road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 709 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2000, and 888 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 81 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1999 (696), and casualties fell from 909.

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

Collisions in 2000
709
Up 2% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
888
Down 2% on 1999
Fatal collisions
10
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
81
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2000

1.4% of collisions in Medway in 2000 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.4%
  • Serious8111%
  • Slight61887%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.5%
  • Serious859.6%
  • Slight79089%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 709, up 2% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday106 (15%)
  • Tuesday113 (16%)
  • Wednesday77 (11%)
  • Thursday83 (12%)
  • Friday130 (18%)
  • Saturday108 (15%)
  • Sunday92 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59110 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59180 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59110 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January75 (11%)
  • February50 (7.1%)
  • March34 (4.8%)
  • April50 (7.1%)
  • May68 (9.6%)
  • June64 (9%)
  • July63 (8.9%)
  • August54 (7.6%)
  • September44 (6.2%)
  • October62 (8.7%)
  • November73 (10%)
  • December72 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight491 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit172 (24%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (2.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds537 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds135 (19%)
  • Fog or mist11 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry462 (65%)
  • Wet or damp235 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph598 (84%)
  • 40 mph46 (6.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph35 (4.9%)
  • 70 mph17 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (17%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant526 (59%)
  • Pedestrian165 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist109 (12%)
  • Cyclist45 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 529 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1074 (8.3%)
  • 11 to 1564 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20132 (15%)
  • 21 to 25113 (13%)
  • 26 to 35171 (19%)
  • 36 to 45123 (14%)
  • 46 to 5559 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6533 (3.7%)
  • 66 to 7514 (1.6%)
  • Over 7518 (2%)
  • Not recorded58 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider510 (57%)
  • Passenger213 (24%)
  • Pedestrian165 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car966 (77%)
  • Motorcycle112 (9%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (3.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle18 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 108th most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
108th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
121st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2000

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2000: 110, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2110139113
2ndA228477143
3rdA229303907
4thB2097263210
5thA289182004
6thM2152600
7thB20008901
8thA2317803
9thA2304500
10thB20034400
11thA2783500
12thB20013401
13thB20043302
14thA2262200
15thB20022201
16thA2391100
17thA2981101
18thB20271100
19thB21631100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2000

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2000: 185.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2000

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2000: 133.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2000.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years