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Medway road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 615 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2012, and 825 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 48 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2011 (656), and casualties fell from 830.

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

Collisions in 2012
615
Down 6% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
825
Down 1% on 2011
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
48
7.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2012

0.3% of collisions in Medway in 2012 were fatal and 7.8% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious487.8%
  • Slight56592%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious495.9%
  • Slight77494%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 615, down 6% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday90 (15%)
  • Tuesday95 (15%)
  • Wednesday96 (16%)
  • Thursday89 (14%)
  • Friday97 (16%)
  • Saturday94 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (8.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5978 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5997 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59105 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59113 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January53 (8.6%)
  • February46 (7.5%)
  • March53 (8.6%)
  • April46 (7.5%)
  • May41 (6.7%)
  • June69 (11%)
  • July58 (9.4%)
  • August46 (7.5%)
  • September37 (6%)
  • October61 (9.9%)
  • November48 (7.8%)
  • December57 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight423 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit178 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds493 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds92 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry417 (68%)
  • Wet or damp188 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph463 (75%)
  • 40 mph64 (10%)
  • 50 mph35 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph18 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway444 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (18%)
  • Roundabout40 (6.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant535 (65%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (11%)
  • Cyclist47 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1020 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20123 (15%)
  • 21 to 25128 (16%)
  • 26 to 35167 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (15%)
  • 46 to 5598 (12%)
  • 56 to 6547 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.1%)
  • Over 7522 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded15 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider514 (62%)
  • Passenger186 (23%)
  • Pedestrian125 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car918 (81%)
  • Motorcycle85 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle47 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3%)
  • Bus or coach20 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Medway ranked among 351 areas in 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 64th most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
60th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2012

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2012, with 57 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2012

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2012: 119, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA211916708
2ndA228415617
3rdA289334501
4thA231203601
5thM2203211
6thB2097131701
7thA230121501
8thA278101300
9thB2000101401
10thB2004101601
11thA22991100
12thB21086701
13thB20022200
14thA2261200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2012

Rochester had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2012: 159.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2012

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2012: 115.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2012, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 30 December 2012.

Medway road accidents in other years