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Medway road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 681 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2004, and 834 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 83 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2003 (707), and casualties fell from 879.

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

Collisions in 2004
681
Down 4% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
834
Down 5% on 2003
Fatal collisions
8
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
83
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Medway in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.2%
  • Serious8312%
  • Slight59087%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81%
  • Serious8911%
  • Slight73788%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 681, down 4% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (14%)
  • Tuesday90 (13%)
  • Wednesday108 (16%)
  • Thursday124 (18%)
  • Friday83 (12%)
  • Saturday101 (15%)
  • Sunday81 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5930 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5977 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5999 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59160 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January68 (10%)
  • February53 (7.8%)
  • March63 (9.3%)
  • April62 (9.1%)
  • May65 (9.5%)
  • June45 (6.6%)
  • July46 (6.8%)
  • August42 (6.2%)
  • September65 (9.5%)
  • October72 (11%)
  • November50 (7.3%)
  • December50 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight478 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit143 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit25 (3.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds558 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other9 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry458 (67%)
  • Wet or damp211 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.2%)
  • Oil or diesel2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph546 (80%)
  • 40 mph64 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph26 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph25 (3.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway117 (17%)
  • Roundabout41 (6%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant492 (59%)
  • Pedestrian141 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (15%)
  • Cyclist49 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1575 (9%)
  • 16 to 20146 (18%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35145 (17%)
  • 36 to 45112 (13%)
  • 46 to 5569 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6550 (6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (1.9%)
  • Over 7517 (2%)
  • Not recorded47 (5.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider522 (63%)
  • Passenger171 (21%)
  • Pedestrian141 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,001 (79%)
  • Motorcycle121 (9.6%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (3.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach16 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 100th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
115th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
109th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2004

Strood North & Frindsbury, Medway, ME2 2AQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2004, with 58 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2004

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2004: 127, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2127162311
2ndA228425515
3rdA289233112
4thM2192802
5thA229131401
6thB2097121201
7thB200091303
8thA2307802
9thA2787900
10thA2316600
11thB20046802
12thA2264500
13thB21084401
14thA2271200
15thB20011101

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2004

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2004: 182.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2004

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2004: 143.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2004, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2004.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years