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Medway road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2011, and 830 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 54 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2010 (559), and casualties rose from 692.

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

Collisions in 2011
656
Up 17% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
830
Up 20% on 2010
Fatal collisions
5
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
54
8.2% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2011

0.8% of collisions in Medway in 2011 were fatal and 8.2% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious548.2%
  • Slight59791%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.6%
  • Serious597.1%
  • Slight76692%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 656, up 17% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (14%)
  • Tuesday96 (15%)
  • Wednesday93 (14%)
  • Thursday132 (20%)
  • Friday108 (16%)
  • Saturday75 (11%)
  • Sunday62 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5980 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5979 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59116 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59189 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59123 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.1%)
  • February37 (5.6%)
  • March52 (7.9%)
  • April58 (8.8%)
  • May67 (10%)
  • June52 (7.9%)
  • July48 (7.3%)
  • August42 (6.4%)
  • September58 (8.8%)
  • October67 (10%)
  • November67 (10%)
  • December55 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight483 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit157 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds569 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (9.5%)
  • Fine with high winds11 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry520 (79%)
  • Wet or damp134 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph505 (77%)
  • 40 mph73 (11%)
  • 50 mph26 (4%)
  • 60 mph19 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway485 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway104 (16%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (2.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (59%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist91 (11%)
  • Cyclist78 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 534 (4.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1562 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20128 (15%)
  • 21 to 2598 (12%)
  • 26 to 35143 (17%)
  • 36 to 45114 (14%)
  • 46 to 55101 (12%)
  • 56 to 6558 (7%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.2%)
  • Over 7518 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider531 (64%)
  • Passenger160 (19%)
  • Pedestrian139 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car932 (77%)
  • Motorcycle101 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle78 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 66th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
66th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
67th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2011

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2011, with 60 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2011

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2011: 109, including 3 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2109143311
2ndA228444904
3rdA231284002
4thA289253100
5thM2253401
6thA230121301
7thA229101300
8thA278101502
9thB2004101800
10thB209791300
11thB200081103
12thB21086910
13thA2264401
14thB20023501
15thA2071100
16thB20011100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2011

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2011: 197.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2011

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2011: 122.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2011, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2011.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years