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Medway road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 620 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2013, and 822 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 43 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (615), and casualties fell from 825.

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

Collisions in 2013
620
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
822
Level with 2012
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
43
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2013

1% of collisions in Medway in 2013 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious436.9%
  • Slight57192%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal70.9%
  • Serious496%
  • Slight76693%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 620, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (16%)
  • Tuesday91 (15%)
  • Wednesday84 (14%)
  • Thursday99 (16%)
  • Friday104 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (13%)
  • Sunday62 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5989 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59169 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59105 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (6.5%)
  • February44 (7.1%)
  • March47 (7.6%)
  • April52 (8.4%)
  • May61 (9.8%)
  • June56 (9%)
  • July50 (8.1%)
  • August51 (8.2%)
  • September51 (8.2%)
  • October59 (9.5%)
  • November65 (10%)
  • December44 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight464 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit151 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds497 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (16%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry431 (70%)
  • Wet or damp181 (29%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.6%)
  • Snow4 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph479 (77%)
  • 40 mph65 (10%)
  • 50 mph29 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph19 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph27 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway463 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (14%)
  • Roundabout50 (8.1%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (63%)
  • Pedestrian110 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (10%)
  • Cyclist75 (9.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 20115 (14%)
  • 21 to 25131 (16%)
  • 26 to 35159 (19%)
  • 36 to 4596 (12%)
  • 46 to 5599 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7528 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider517 (63%)
  • Passenger195 (24%)
  • Pedestrian110 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car892 (77%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle77 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 58th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
58th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
73rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
193rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2013

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area and Gillingham South, Medway, ME7 1ED area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Medway in 2013, with 50 collisions each.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2013

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2013: 98, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29813203
2ndA231445404
3rdA289355301
4thA228324615
5thM2202912
6thA229162201
7thA230152000
8thB200481113
9thB20978900
10thB200071001
11thA27851000
12thB20025500
13thA2263400
14thB21083300
15thB20011500

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2013

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2013: 199.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2013

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2013: 149.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2013.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years