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Medway road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2019, and 759 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2018 (593), and casualties fell from 785.

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

Collisions in 2019
577
Down 3% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
759
Down 3% on 2018
Fatal collisions
5
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Medway in 2019 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight47382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious10614%
  • Slight64885%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 577, down 3% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday86 (15%)
  • Tuesday105 (18%)
  • Wednesday76 (13%)
  • Thursday96 (17%)
  • Friday83 (14%)
  • Saturday74 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5923 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5997 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5941 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (7.5%)
  • February42 (7.3%)
  • March47 (8.1%)
  • April40 (6.9%)
  • May41 (7.1%)
  • June54 (9.4%)
  • July61 (11%)
  • August45 (7.8%)
  • September44 (7.6%)
  • October55 (9.5%)
  • November47 (8.1%)
  • December58 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight420 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit133 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds466 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry422 (73%)
  • Wet or damp150 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph439 (76%)
  • 40 mph57 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph20 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (1.9%)
  • 70 mph41 (7.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway421 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway113 (20%)
  • Roundabout28 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant487 (64%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist85 (11%)
  • Cyclist61 (8%)
  • Van occupant14 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1029 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2082 (11%)
  • 21 to 2583 (11%)
  • 26 to 35155 (20%)
  • 36 to 45104 (14%)
  • 46 to 55110 (14%)
  • 56 to 6573 (9.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded31 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider505 (67%)
  • Passenger163 (21%)
  • Pedestrian91 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car849 (76%)
  • Motorcycle88 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes56 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 52nd most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
52nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2019

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2019, with 52 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2019

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2019: 94, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA294116121
2ndM2304619
3rdA231273606
4thA289263003
5thA228233311
6thA229111401
7thA23091301
8thB209791303
9thA2786700
10thB20046903
11thB21085600
12thB20004501
13thB20021101
14thB20171100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2019

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2019: 168.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2019

ME8 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2019: 103.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2019, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2019.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years