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Medway road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 707 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2003, and 879 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2002 (735), and casualties fell from 914.

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

Collisions in 2003
707
Down 4% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
879
Down 4% on 2002
Fatal collisions
11
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2003

1.6% of collisions in Medway in 2003 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious7511%
  • Slight62188%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.3%
  • Serious859.7%
  • Slight78389%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2003 is highlighted, with 707, down 4% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday111 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (13%)
  • Wednesday105 (15%)
  • Thursday97 (14%)
  • Friday126 (18%)
  • Saturday111 (16%)
  • Sunday66 (9.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5941 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5991 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59121 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59170 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59128 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5961 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January55 (7.8%)
  • February52 (7.4%)
  • March73 (10%)
  • April66 (9.3%)
  • May63 (8.9%)
  • June60 (8.5%)
  • July60 (8.5%)
  • August55 (7.8%)
  • September51 (7.2%)
  • October52 (7.4%)
  • November66 (9.3%)
  • December54 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight503 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit27 (3.8%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds597 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (11%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry539 (76%)
  • Wet or damp157 (22%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph577 (82%)
  • 40 mph42 (5.9%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph25 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph26 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway510 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway116 (16%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant519 (59%)
  • Pedestrian158 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist107 (12%)
  • Cyclist40 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant18 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1053 (6%)
  • 11 to 1549 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20155 (18%)
  • 21 to 25112 (13%)
  • 26 to 35141 (16%)
  • 36 to 45128 (15%)
  • 46 to 5585 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6541 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2%)
  • Over 7517 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded57 (6.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider545 (62%)
  • Passenger176 (20%)
  • Pedestrian158 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,009 (78%)
  • Motorcycle116 (8.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (3.9%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach27 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Medway ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 96th most road collisions in 2003.

Collisions
96th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2003

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2003, with 66 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2003

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2003: 109, including 2 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2109129217
2ndA228466433
3rdM2325111
4thA289263315
5thA229222701
6thA230101201
7thA23181000
8thB200081000
9thA2786901
10thB20976801
11thA2264501
12thB20014611
13thB20044401
14thB21082400
15thA2491100
16thA2841100
17thB20021100
18thB20771100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2003

Rochester had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2003: 192.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2003

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2003: 143.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2003, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years