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Medway road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 526 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2022, and 685 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 93 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (510), and casualties rose from 657.

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

Collisions in 2022
526
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
685
Up 4% on 2021
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
93
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2022

1% of collisions in Medway in 2022 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious9318%
  • Slight42881%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious10215%
  • Slight57784%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 526, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • 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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday75 (14%)
  • Wednesday79 (15%)
  • Thursday70 (13%)
  • Friday86 (16%)
  • Saturday77 (15%)
  • Sunday64 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59100 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59102 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59137 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.4%)
  • February36 (6.8%)
  • March45 (8.6%)
  • April40 (7.6%)
  • May44 (8.4%)
  • June42 (8%)
  • July35 (6.7%)
  • August45 (8.6%)
  • September47 (8.9%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November57 (11%)
  • December32 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight417 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds461 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (8.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry421 (80%)
  • Wet or damp98 (19%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph366 (70%)
  • 40 mph69 (13%)
  • 50 mph30 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph13 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway349 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (23%)
  • Roundabout39 (7.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant436 (64%)
  • Pedestrian120 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.3%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2084 (12%)
  • 21 to 2572 (11%)
  • 26 to 35131 (19%)
  • 36 to 4590 (13%)
  • 46 to 5580 (12%)
  • 56 to 6564 (9.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.3%)
  • Over 7522 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded40 (5.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (64%)
  • Passenger126 (18%)
  • Pedestrian120 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (80%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other6 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 53rd most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
53rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
50th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
65th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2022

Gillingham South, Medway, ME7 5PJ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2022, with 43 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2022

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2022: 80, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28010017
2ndA289435604
3rdA228293518
4thM2263904
5thA231253707
6thA278172202
7thA22991810
8thA2307902
9thB200071102
10thB20025511
11thB20045700
12thB20975601
13thA2263400
14thB21083400
15thB20172200

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2022

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2022: 158.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2022

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2022: 103.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2022.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years