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Medway road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 559 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2010, and 692 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 55 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2009 (672), and casualties fell from 823.

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

Collisions in 2010
559
Down 17% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
692
Down 16% on 2009
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
55
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Medway in 2010 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious559.8%
  • Slight50290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious578.2%
  • Slight63391%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2010 is highlighted, with 559, down 17% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010: 559
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday72 (13%)
  • Tuesday98 (18%)
  • Wednesday96 (17%)
  • Thursday72 (13%)
  • Friday93 (17%)
  • Saturday71 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59101 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5945 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.5%)
  • February54 (9.7%)
  • March45 (8.1%)
  • April45 (8.1%)
  • May40 (7.2%)
  • June33 (5.9%)
  • July49 (8.8%)
  • August46 (8.2%)
  • September58 (10%)
  • October40 (7.2%)
  • November60 (11%)
  • December47 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight394 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry392 (70%)
  • Wet or damp135 (24%)
  • Snow17 (3%)
  • Frost or ice15 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph427 (76%)
  • 40 mph63 (11%)
  • 50 mph28 (5%)
  • 60 mph20 (3.6%)
  • 70 mph20 (3.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway93 (17%)
  • Roundabout39 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant410 (59%)
  • Pedestrian130 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist76 (11%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1%)
  • Van occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1024 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20133 (19%)
  • 21 to 2592 (13%)
  • 26 to 35108 (16%)
  • 36 to 4585 (12%)
  • 46 to 5583 (12%)
  • 56 to 6532 (4.6%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded21 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider414 (60%)
  • Passenger148 (21%)
  • Pedestrian130 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car812 (80%)
  • Motorcycle78 (7.7%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (2.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (0.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 82nd most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
138th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2010

Gillingham South, Medway, ME7 5PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2010, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2010

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2010: 72, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2729015
2ndA228374508
3rdA289283501
4thA229202403
5thM2203002
6thB2097101201
7thA23081100
8thB21086800
9thA2313801
10thB20003401
11thB20013300
12thA2262200
13thA2782300
14thB20042200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2010

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2010: 163.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2010

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2010: 102.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2010, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2010.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years