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Medway road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2007, and 769 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2006 (616), and casualties fell from 775.

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

Collisions in 2007
612
Down 1% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
769
Down 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2007

0.7% of collisions in Medway in 2007 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious7112%
  • Slight53788%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.5%
  • Serious759.8%
  • Slight69090%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 612, down 1% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday88 (14%)
  • Tuesday88 (14%)
  • Wednesday92 (15%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday86 (14%)
  • Saturday103 (17%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59107 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59156 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5962 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (10%)
  • February47 (7.7%)
  • March49 (8%)
  • April50 (8.2%)
  • May51 (8.3%)
  • June55 (9%)
  • July45 (7.4%)
  • August47 (7.7%)
  • September55 (9%)
  • October53 (8.7%)
  • November65 (11%)
  • December32 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight431 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit165 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds499 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry448 (73%)
  • Wet or damp154 (25%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph486 (79%)
  • 40 mph56 (9.2%)
  • 50 mph28 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.3%)
  • 70 mph22 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway89 (15%)
  • Roundabout44 (7.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant451 (59%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist121 (16%)
  • Cyclist50 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20150 (20%)
  • 21 to 25113 (15%)
  • 26 to 35123 (16%)
  • 36 to 45119 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.3%)
  • 56 to 6537 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded16 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider476 (62%)
  • Passenger167 (22%)
  • Pedestrian126 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car834 (76%)
  • Motorcycle121 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 95th most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
95th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
114th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2007

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2007, with 56 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2007

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2007: 77, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2779116
2ndA228374805
3rdA289223103
4thM2202612
5thA230172300
6thA229121802
7thB200081002
8thA27871000
9thB20977900
10thB200461101
11thA2313500
12thB20012200
13thA2261100
14thB20021101
15thB21081100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2007

Chatham had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2007: 163.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2007

ME4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2007: 123.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2007.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years