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Medway road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 735 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2002, and 914 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2001 (769), and casualties fell from 954.

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

Collisions in 2002
735
Down 4% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
914
Down 4% on 2001
Fatal collisions
13
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2002

1.8% of collisions in Medway in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious7811%
  • Slight64488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.4%
  • Serious9611%
  • Slight80588%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 735, down 4% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday114 (16%)
  • Tuesday106 (14%)
  • Wednesday102 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (13%)
  • Friday139 (19%)
  • Saturday92 (13%)
  • Sunday83 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5944 (6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59101 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59128 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59172 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59141 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8%)
  • February53 (7.2%)
  • March51 (6.9%)
  • April55 (7.5%)
  • May81 (11%)
  • June56 (7.6%)
  • July58 (7.9%)
  • August54 (7.3%)
  • September60 (8.2%)
  • October83 (11%)
  • November71 (9.7%)
  • December54 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight500 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit181 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds556 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds136 (19%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Other19 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry501 (68%)
  • Wet or damp227 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph599 (81%)
  • 40 mph44 (6%)
  • 50 mph32 (4.4%)
  • 60 mph34 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway530 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway143 (19%)
  • Roundabout39 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant551 (60%)
  • Pedestrian168 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist110 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 530 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (5.1%)
  • 11 to 1550 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 20154 (17%)
  • 21 to 25111 (12%)
  • 26 to 35158 (17%)
  • 36 to 45132 (14%)
  • 46 to 5565 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6540 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3%)
  • Over 7520 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded80 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider546 (60%)
  • Passenger200 (22%)
  • Pedestrian168 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,064 (79%)
  • Motorcycle114 (8.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes33 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.7%)
  • Minibus6 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Medway

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Medway ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 99th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2002

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2002, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2002

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2002: 71, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2718114
2ndA228293323
3rdM2213002
4thA289202423
5thB2000111731
6thA278101621
7thA2298902
8thB20973400
9thB20042200
10thA2301100
11thB20011100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2002

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2002: 194.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2002

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2002: 131.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2002, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2002.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years