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Medway road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 441 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2020, and 574 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 2019 (577), and casualties fell from 759.

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

Collisions in 2020
441
Down 24% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
574
Down 24% on 2019
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2020

1.8% of collisions in Medway in 2020 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious8219%
  • Slight35180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious8815%
  • Slight47883%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 441, down 24% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020: 441
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (12%)
  • Tuesday71 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday69 (16%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5942 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January63 (14%)
  • February45 (10%)
  • March30 (6.8%)
  • April17 (3.9%)
  • May25 (5.7%)
  • June27 (6.1%)
  • July37 (8.4%)
  • August33 (7.5%)
  • September42 (9.5%)
  • October50 (11%)
  • November35 (7.9%)
  • December37 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight301 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit122 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds355 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry309 (70%)
  • Wet or damp129 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph344 (78%)
  • 40 mph39 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph25 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (2%)
  • 70 mph21 (4.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway313 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway87 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant372 (65%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 2055 (9.6%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5581 (14%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider378 (66%)
  • Passenger110 (19%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car652 (78%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 54th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
54th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
53rd
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
33rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
50th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2020

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2020, with 46 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2020

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2020: 62, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26278216
2ndA228263825
3rdA289263505
4thA231243007
5thM2182802
6thA229162503
7thA230141803
8thA27871200
9thB20004900
10thB20044402
11thB20973921
12thB20022200
13thB20172201
14thA2261101
15thB21081100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2020

Chatham had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2020: 125.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2020

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2020: 92.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2020, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years