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Medway road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 661 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2014, and 845 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2013 (620), and casualties rose from 822.

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

Collisions in 2014
661
Up 7% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
845
Up 3% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Medway in 2014 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious568.5%
  • Slight60491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious566.6%
  • Slight78893%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 661, up 7% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday92 (14%)
  • Tuesday97 (15%)
  • Wednesday99 (15%)
  • Thursday99 (15%)
  • Friday98 (15%)
  • Saturday97 (15%)
  • Sunday79 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5988 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59124 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59162 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59117 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5948 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January59 (8.9%)
  • February43 (6.5%)
  • March61 (9.2%)
  • April51 (7.7%)
  • May50 (7.6%)
  • June49 (7.4%)
  • July56 (8.5%)
  • August59 (8.9%)
  • September54 (8.2%)
  • October73 (11%)
  • November59 (8.9%)
  • December47 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight493 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit156 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds549 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds85 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds13 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist5 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry477 (72%)
  • Wet or damp177 (27%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph501 (76%)
  • 40 mph73 (11%)
  • 50 mph37 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.3%)
  • 70 mph34 (5.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway107 (16%)
  • Roundabout47 (7.1%)
  • One way street or slip road26 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant501 (59%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist98 (12%)
  • Cyclist74 (8.8%)
  • Minibus occupant14 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1033 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1534 (4%)
  • 16 to 20145 (17%)
  • 21 to 25123 (15%)
  • 26 to 35157 (19%)
  • 36 to 45110 (13%)
  • 46 to 5599 (12%)
  • 56 to 6559 (7%)
  • 66 to 7530 (3.6%)
  • Over 7525 (3%)
  • Not recorded16 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider527 (62%)
  • Passenger190 (22%)
  • Pedestrian128 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car925 (77%)
  • Motorcycle102 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car12 (1%)
  • Minibus6 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 56th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
59th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
132nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2014

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2014, with 82 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2014

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2014: 128, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA212816708
2ndA228445505
3rdA231395205
4thA289305203
5thA229232703
6thM2233603
7thA230202701
8thA27881000
9thB20978800
10thB20007701
11thB20045600
12thB200241000
13thA20173301
14thB21082400
15thA2261100
16thB20011101

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2014

Chatham had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2014: 189.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2014

ME4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2014: 136.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2014, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2014.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years