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Medway road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 769 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2001, and 954 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 92 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (709), and casualties rose from 888.

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

Collisions in 2001
769
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
954
Up 7% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
92
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Medway in 2001 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious9212%
  • Slight67087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.7%
  • Serious9910%
  • Slight84889%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 769, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday102 (13%)
  • Tuesday119 (15%)
  • Wednesday110 (14%)
  • Thursday115 (15%)
  • Friday130 (17%)
  • Saturday111 (14%)
  • Sunday82 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59107 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59133 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59199 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January72 (9.4%)
  • February57 (7.4%)
  • March64 (8.3%)
  • April50 (6.5%)
  • May62 (8.1%)
  • June58 (7.5%)
  • July69 (9%)
  • August51 (6.6%)
  • September64 (8.3%)
  • October76 (9.9%)
  • November78 (10%)
  • December68 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight544 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit186 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds598 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds126 (16%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other18 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry519 (67%)
  • Wet or damp230 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.1%)
  • 30 mph638 (83%)
  • 40 mph51 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph31 (4%)
  • 60 mph36 (4.7%)
  • 70 mph12 (1.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway553 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (15%)
  • Roundabout67 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant556 (58%)
  • Pedestrian179 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist135 (14%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1044 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1567 (7%)
  • 16 to 20123 (13%)
  • 21 to 25124 (13%)
  • 26 to 35176 (18%)
  • 36 to 45107 (11%)
  • 46 to 5580 (8.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (3.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (2.9%)
  • Over 7518 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded130 (14%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider586 (61%)
  • Passenger189 (20%)
  • Pedestrian179 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,094 (78%)
  • Motorcycle144 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2001

Map of the last 15 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Medway

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 15 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Medway ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 95th most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2001

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2001, with 60 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2001

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2001: 104, including 4 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA210413547
2ndA228568125
3rdA289192103
4thA229182201
5thA231162102
6thB2000111502
7thM2111402
8thB2004101601
9thA2307900
10thA2787701
11thB20975600
12thB20034500
13thA20172201
14thA2262200
15thB20022200
16thA121100
17thA2881100
18thA81200
19thB21081100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2001

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2001: 190.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2001

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2001: 121.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2001, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years