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Medway road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 624 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2017, and 835 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 87 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2016 (619), and casualties rose from 826.

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

Collisions in 2017
624
Up 1% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
835
Up 1% on 2016
Fatal collisions
2
0.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
87
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2017

0.3% of collisions in Medway in 2017 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious8714%
  • Slight53586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.2%
  • Serious9111%
  • Slight74289%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 624, up 1% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (12%)
  • Tuesday80 (13%)
  • Wednesday104 (17%)
  • Thursday92 (15%)
  • Friday121 (19%)
  • Saturday96 (15%)
  • Sunday54 (8.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5992 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59168 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January51 (8.2%)
  • February55 (8.8%)
  • March57 (9.1%)
  • April43 (6.9%)
  • May52 (8.3%)
  • June59 (9.5%)
  • July42 (6.7%)
  • August36 (5.8%)
  • September69 (11%)
  • October47 (7.5%)
  • November63 (10%)
  • December50 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight458 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds536 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry480 (77%)
  • Wet or damp127 (20%)
  • Frost or ice11 (1.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph489 (78%)
  • 40 mph60 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.2%)
  • 60 mph12 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph39 (6.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway403 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (18%)
  • Roundabout39 (6.3%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (5%)
  • Not recorded38 (6.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant533 (64%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (10%)
  • Cyclist54 (6.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)5 (0.6%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (7.2%)
  • 16 to 20102 (12%)
  • 21 to 2589 (11%)
  • 26 to 35190 (23%)
  • 36 to 45121 (14%)
  • 46 to 5587 (10%)
  • 56 to 6548 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7535 (4.2%)
  • Over 7519 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded30 (3.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider518 (62%)
  • Passenger197 (24%)
  • Pedestrian120 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car957 (81%)
  • Motorcycle94 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (4.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown14 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 57th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
57th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
71st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2017

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2017, with 77 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2017

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2017: 58, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25875117
2ndA289233602
3rdM2233604
4thA228182312
5thA229131601
6thA2308901
7thA27881100
8thA23171301
9thB20006900
10thB20974600
11thA2262601
12thB20042300
13thB2001200
14thB20021200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2017

Chatham had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2017: 187.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2017

ME4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2017: 151.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2017.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years