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Medway road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 460 road traffic collisions in Medway in 2025, and 570 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2024 (446), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 2025
460
Up 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
570
Level with 2024
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Medway in 2025

0.9% of collisions in Medway in 2025 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.1% and 18% in Medway from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious11725%
  • Slight33974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious12923%
  • Slight43777%

Medway road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Medway, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 992 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 460, up 3% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 460
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (13%)
  • Tuesday77 (17%)
  • Wednesday83 (18%)
  • Thursday78 (17%)
  • Friday75 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (11%)
  • Sunday35 (7.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.6%)
  • February33 (7.2%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April41 (8.9%)
  • May40 (8.7%)
  • June39 (8.5%)
  • July51 (11%)
  • August36 (7.8%)
  • September38 (8.3%)
  • October38 (8.3%)
  • November33 (7.2%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded21 (4.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (82%)
  • Wet or damp74 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (3.3%)
  • 30 mph340 (74%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph30 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph7 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph27 (5.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (20%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Medway in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (50%)
  • Pedestrian124 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist72 (13%)
  • Cyclist43 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2062 (11%)
  • 21 to 2558 (10%)
  • 26 to 35103 (18%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded31 (5.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (60%)
  • Pedestrian124 (22%)
  • Passenger103 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car611 (73%)
  • Motorcycle75 (9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes59 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.3%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)11 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Medway in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Medway ranked among 351 areas in 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Medway had the 60th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
60th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
57th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
52nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Medway in 2025

Chatham Central & Brompton, Medway, ME4 4AB area was the busiest accident hotspot in Medway in 2025, with 42 collisions, 12 of them serious.

Roads in Medway with the most crashes in 2025

The A2 had the most collisions in Medway in 2025: 74, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Medway, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA274100120
2ndA2283640012
3rdA289263416
4thA231141803
5thM2131312
6thB2004111203
7thA278101805
8thA22991501
9thA23081002
10thB20974401
11thA2263501
12thB20003301
13thB20022200
14thB21082201
15thA11100

Towns in Medway: crashes in 2025

Gillingham, Medway had the most collisions of any town in Medway in 2025: 131.

Postcode districts in Medway: crashes in 2025

ME2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Medway in 2025: 99.

Latest crashes in Medway in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Medway in 2025, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2025.

Severity

Medway road accidents in other years