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Medway road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 612 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2008, and 753 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2007, and casualties fell from 769.

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

Collisions in 2008
612
Level with 2007
Casualties in 2008
753
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
8
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Medway in 2008 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.3%
  • Serious6511%
  • Slight53988%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious739.7%
  • Slight67289%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 612, level with 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008: 612
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday87 (14%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday105 (17%)
  • Thursday74 (12%)
  • Friday103 (17%)
  • Saturday83 (14%)
  • Sunday71 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5975 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59161 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (6.4%)
  • February59 (9.6%)
  • March45 (7.4%)
  • April55 (9%)
  • May50 (8.2%)
  • June43 (7%)
  • July59 (9.6%)
  • August46 (7.5%)
  • September44 (7.2%)
  • October57 (9.3%)
  • November60 (9.8%)
  • December55 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight454 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds488 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry437 (71%)
  • Wet or damp167 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph479 (78%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph24 (3.9%)
  • 60 mph22 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway83 (14%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.2%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant455 (60%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist94 (12%)
  • Cyclist65 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.6%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20137 (18%)
  • 21 to 25103 (14%)
  • 26 to 35118 (16%)
  • 36 to 45130 (17%)
  • 46 to 5567 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.3%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded23 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider494 (66%)
  • Passenger152 (20%)
  • Pedestrian107 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car869 (77%)
  • Motorcycle93 (8.3%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 87th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
87th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
99th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
93rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2008

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2008, with 54 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2008

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2008: 90, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA290105013
2ndA228354414
3rdA289212802
4thM2192713
5thA230182301
6thB2000121603
7thA22991101
8thA2315600
9thB20045600
10thB20974600
11thA2263300
12thB20012511
13thA2781201
14thB21081100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2008

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2008: 162.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2008

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2008: 111.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years