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Medway road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 672 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2009, and 823 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 2008 (612), and casualties rose from 753.

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

Collisions in 2009
672
Up 10% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
823
Up 9% on 2008
Fatal collisions
6
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2009

0.9% of collisions in Medway in 2009 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious659.7%
  • Slight60189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious668%
  • Slight75091%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 672, up 10% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday99 (15%)
  • Tuesday116 (17%)
  • Wednesday103 (15%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday97 (14%)
  • Saturday84 (13%)
  • Sunday74 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5985 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5990 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59106 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59179 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59111 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January54 (8%)
  • February36 (5.4%)
  • March60 (8.9%)
  • April64 (9.5%)
  • May59 (8.8%)
  • June54 (8%)
  • July62 (9.2%)
  • August45 (6.7%)
  • September61 (9.1%)
  • October57 (8.5%)
  • November68 (10%)
  • December52 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight481 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds546 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds90 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry485 (72%)
  • Wet or damp165 (25%)
  • Frost or ice18 (2.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph526 (78%)
  • 40 mph59 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph32 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph36 (5.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway494 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (16%)
  • Roundabout53 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant496 (60%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (13%)
  • Cyclist55 (6.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant15 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1561 (7.4%)
  • 16 to 20162 (20%)
  • 21 to 25120 (15%)
  • 26 to 35125 (15%)
  • 36 to 45118 (14%)
  • 46 to 5591 (11%)
  • 56 to 6546 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (2.9%)
  • Over 7521 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded24 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider538 (65%)
  • Passenger157 (19%)
  • Pedestrian128 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car999 (79%)
  • Motorcycle117 (9.3%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 68th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
68th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
85th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
104th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2009

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2009, with 62 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2009

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2009: 103, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA210312808
2ndA228384836
3rdA289364603
4thM2274003
5thA229111300
6thB209791101
7thA27881400
8thA2307801
9thB20045701
10thA2313400
11thB21083500
12thA2262200
13thB20012300
14thB20001100
15thB20021210

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2009

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2009: 196.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2009

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2009: 126.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years