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Medway road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 446 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2024, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 116 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2023 (524), and casualties fell from 690.

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

Collisions in 2024
446
Down 15% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
570
Down 17% on 2023
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
116
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2024

None of the collisions in Medway in 2024 were fatal and 26% were serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious11626%
  • Slight33074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious12121%
  • Slight44979%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2024 is highlighted, with 446, down 15% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024: 446
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (15%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday77 (17%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday69 (15%)
  • Saturday58 (13%)
  • Sunday51 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.3%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March32 (7.2%)
  • April53 (12%)
  • May47 (11%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July35 (7.8%)
  • August31 (7%)
  • September45 (10%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November26 (5.8%)
  • December26 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight329 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds34 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (80%)
  • Wet or damp83 (19%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (3.6%)
  • 30 mph339 (76%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph20 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph18 (4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway324 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (18%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (56%)
  • Pedestrian119 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist65 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2068 (12%)
  • 21 to 2548 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 35126 (22%)
  • 36 to 4573 (13%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6551 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.9%)
  • Over 7521 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider352 (62%)
  • Pedestrian119 (21%)
  • Passenger99 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (77%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)8 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 60th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
58th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 31 other areas
Serious collisions
43rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2024

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2024, with 42 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2024

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2024: 64, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26479015
2ndA289253906
3rdA228222804
4thA231213107
5thM2132103
6thA230101503
7thB200491405
8thA2298903
9thA2785502
10thB20975502
11thB20004500
12thB20023301
13thB21083402
14thA2262200
15thB20171100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2024

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2024: 129.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2024

ME4 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2024: 82.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2024, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2024.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years