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Medway road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 656 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2015, and 855 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2014 (661), and casualties rose from 845.

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

Collisions in 2015
656
Down 1% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
855
Up 1% on 2014
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2015

0.2% of collisions in Medway in 2015 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6911%
  • Slight58689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious748.7%
  • Slight78091%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 656, down 1% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday118 (18%)
  • Tuesday109 (17%)
  • Wednesday92 (14%)
  • Thursday101 (15%)
  • Friday99 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (11%)
  • Sunday63 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59100 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59102 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59163 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59108 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (5.8%)
  • February53 (8.1%)
  • March53 (8.1%)
  • April46 (7%)
  • May53 (8.1%)
  • June61 (9.3%)
  • July56 (8.5%)
  • August61 (9.3%)
  • September52 (7.9%)
  • October60 (9.1%)
  • November59 (9%)
  • December64 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight497 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit141 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds525 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds15 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry493 (75%)
  • Wet or damp161 (25%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph494 (75%)
  • 40 mph68 (10%)
  • 50 mph36 (5.5%)
  • 60 mph22 (3.4%)
  • 70 mph32 (4.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway467 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (17%)
  • Roundabout50 (7.6%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant536 (63%)
  • Pedestrian133 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (11%)
  • Cyclist64 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1026 (3%)
  • 11 to 1551 (6%)
  • 16 to 20112 (13%)
  • 21 to 25124 (15%)
  • 26 to 35171 (20%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 5592 (11%)
  • 56 to 6565 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7533 (3.9%)
  • Over 7520 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded17 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider534 (62%)
  • Passenger188 (22%)
  • Pedestrian133 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car993 (79%)
  • Motorcycle94 (7.5%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (3.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach11 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 53rd most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
77th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2015

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2015, with 58 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2015

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2015: 116, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2116160013
2ndA289466201
3rdA228334105
4thA231253302
5thM2243901
6thA229162202
7thA230162204
8thA278152002
9thB200471200
10thB20977810
11thB20005802
12thB20024500
13thA2072300
14thB21082200
15thA2261100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2015

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2015: 182.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2015

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2015: 120.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2015, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years