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Medway road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 524 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2023, and 690 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 105 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2022 (526), and casualties rose from 685.

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

Collisions in 2023
524
Level with 2022
Casualties in 2023
690
Up 1% on 2022
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
105
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2023

1% of collisions in Medway in 2023 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious10520%
  • Slight41479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious11517%
  • Slight57083%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2023 is highlighted, with 524, level with 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday94 (18%)
  • Tuesday60 (11%)
  • Wednesday82 (16%)
  • Thursday85 (16%)
  • Friday96 (18%)
  • Saturday54 (10%)
  • Sunday53 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59139 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (6.9%)
  • February33 (6.3%)
  • March33 (6.3%)
  • April41 (7.8%)
  • May42 (8%)
  • June43 (8.2%)
  • July49 (9.4%)
  • August36 (6.9%)
  • September59 (11%)
  • October59 (11%)
  • November52 (9.9%)
  • December41 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight411 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds463 (88%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (7.3%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry425 (81%)
  • Wet or damp93 (18%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph25 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph368 (70%)
  • 40 mph61 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (4.6%)
  • 60 mph15 (2.9%)
  • 70 mph31 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway386 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (19%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant398 (58%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (10%)
  • Cyclist39 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1032 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1547 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20102 (15%)
  • 21 to 2563 (9.1%)
  • 26 to 35131 (19%)
  • 36 to 4591 (13%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.3%)
  • Over 7521 (3%)
  • Not recorded32 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (58%)
  • Passenger151 (22%)
  • Pedestrian138 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car718 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes76 (8%)
  • Motorcycle75 (7.9%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (4.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)14 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 50th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
50th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
47th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
55th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2023

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2023, with 57 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2023

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2023: 81, including 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA281111017
2ndA289334513
3rdA228283305
4thA231223408
5thM2213606
6thA230182208
7thA229152323
8thA27891202
9thB200481401
10thB210881102
11thB20005702
12thB20174500
13thB20974501
14thA2261100
15thB20021100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2023

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2023: 152.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2023

ME7 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2023: 109.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2023, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years