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Medway road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 593 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2018, and 785 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2017 (624), and casualties fell from 835.

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

Collisions in 2018
593
Down 5% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
785
Down 6% on 2017
Fatal collisions
3
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Medway in 2018 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious9316%
  • Slight49784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.4%
  • Serious9913%
  • Slight68387%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 593, down 5% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (15%)
  • Tuesday89 (15%)
  • Wednesday81 (14%)
  • Thursday84 (14%)
  • Friday113 (19%)
  • Saturday71 (12%)
  • Sunday64 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5983 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5986 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59100 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59149 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (7.6%)
  • February51 (8.6%)
  • March41 (6.9%)
  • April39 (6.6%)
  • May48 (8.1%)
  • June57 (9.6%)
  • July66 (11%)
  • August41 (6.9%)
  • September50 (8.4%)
  • October52 (8.8%)
  • November53 (8.9%)
  • December50 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight438 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds490 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry441 (74%)
  • Wet or damp144 (24%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph464 (78%)
  • 40 mph47 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph18 (3%)
  • 60 mph17 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph45 (7.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway393 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway102 (17%)
  • Roundabout49 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant518 (66%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist87 (11%)
  • Cyclist43 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1%)
  • Van occupant8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1031 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2097 (12%)
  • 21 to 25101 (13%)
  • 26 to 35173 (22%)
  • 36 to 45101 (13%)
  • 46 to 5592 (12%)
  • 56 to 6557 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7526 (3.3%)
  • Over 7519 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded19 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider504 (64%)
  • Passenger170 (22%)
  • Pedestrian111 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car900 (78%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes51 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown16 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 56th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
56th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
56th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
189th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
69th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2018

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2018, with 58 collisions, 11 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2018

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2018: 56, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25678010
2ndA228303905
3rdA289263303
4thM2254214
5thA231202902
6thA229101502
7thA23091200
8thB20975600
9thA2784500
10thB20044500
11thB20003600
12thB21083500
13thA2071100
14thA2261301
15thA2711100
16thA311100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2018

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2018: 156.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2018

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2018: 114.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2018, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years