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Medway road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 616 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2006, and 775 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2005 (667), and casualties fell from 846.

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

Collisions in 2006
616
Down 8% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
775
Down 8% on 2005
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2006

0.3% of collisions in Medway in 2006 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious6310%
  • Slight55189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious7810%
  • Slight69590%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 616, down 8% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (13%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday102 (17%)
  • Thursday82 (13%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday90 (15%)
  • Sunday78 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5979 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59136 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59114 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5959 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January58 (9.4%)
  • February37 (6%)
  • March46 (7.5%)
  • April41 (6.7%)
  • May68 (11%)
  • June48 (7.8%)
  • July46 (7.5%)
  • August45 (7.3%)
  • September51 (8.3%)
  • October67 (11%)
  • November60 (9.7%)
  • December49 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit163 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds485 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry438 (71%)
  • Wet or damp166 (27%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph462 (75%)
  • 40 mph67 (11%)
  • 50 mph25 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph31 (5%)
  • 70 mph31 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (17%)
  • Roundabout41 (6.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (63%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist95 (12%)
  • Cyclist53 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5%)
  • 11 to 1557 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20159 (21%)
  • 21 to 2591 (12%)
  • 26 to 35136 (18%)
  • 36 to 45114 (15%)
  • 46 to 5560 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7527 (3.5%)
  • Over 7512 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded23 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider503 (65%)
  • Passenger163 (21%)
  • Pedestrian109 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car868 (76%)
  • Motorcycle106 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach19 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 97th most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
97th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
114th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2006

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2006, with 53 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2006

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2006: 69, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2698804
2ndA228577114
3rdA289293707
4thM2203002
5thA229121402
6thA278101101
7thB200481100
8thA23171102
9thB20976700
10thA2305500
11thB20005501
12thB20012300
13thB21081100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2006

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2006: 169.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2006

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2006: 120.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2006, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years