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ME15 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 5,503 road traffic collisions in the ME15 postcode district, Maidstone, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,811 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 53 were fatal and 1,065 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 70 collisions, down 1% on 2024 (71).

Collisions since 1979
5,503
424th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,811
1.24 per collision
Fatal collisions
53
55 people killed
Serious collisions
1,065
1,154 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
70
Down 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
88
Down 15% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME15

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal531%
  • Serious1,06519%
  • Slight4,38580%

What the data shows

  • ME15 had 812 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 26% fewer than the 1,101 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in ME15 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,051 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME15, 16% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 32% of collisions in ME15.

Where ME15 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
424th
Most casualties
521st
Most fatal collisions
1,101st
Most serious collisions
326th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday766 (14%)
  • Tuesday853 (16%)
  • Wednesday788 (14%)
  • Thursday835 (15%)
  • Friday927 (17%)
  • Saturday771 (14%)
  • Sunday563 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight4,032 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,170 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting188 (3.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit60 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,384 (80%)
  • One way street or slip road611 (11%)
  • Dual carriageway379 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout100 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded29 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph2 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph14 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph4,480 (81%)
  • 40 mph434 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph26 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph532 (9.7%)
  • 70 mph14 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds4,290 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds838 (15%)
  • Fog or mist43 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds39 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds29 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (under 0.1%)
  • Other123 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded120 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant3,572 (52%)
  • Pedestrian1,368 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist1,032 (15%)
  • Cyclist489 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant124 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant111 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant40 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)35 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant21 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (under 0.1%)
  • Other7 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME15 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME15, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME15 peaked at 165 in 1987; 2025 had 70.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 70
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257088
202471103
20237396
20227383
20217393
20207092
20198298
2018104140
201795117
2016101136
201594125
2014128165
2013104130
2012108139
2011112138
201086111
2009108135
2008123143
2007115140
2006123148
2005110126
2004115126
2003112132
2002112138
200194126
2000116149
199988109
199880103
1997100119
1996132157
1995142187
1994131163
1993154189
1992147189
1991145178
1990150187
1989142179
1988139168
1987165203
1986136155
1985139173
1984161189
1983158194
1982161187
1981142185
1980157184
1979162196

Map of recent crashes in ME15

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME15

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME15

The 24 most recent collisions in ME15 happened between 14 August and 20 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME15

The A229 has the most collisions in ME15, 1,692 of 5,503 (31%), followed by the A274 (620).

Collisions in ME15 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2291,6922,10121325
2ndA2746207996132
3rdB2010352444178
4thA20183250233
5thB2163137179326
6thA2497710327

Council area for ME15

ME15 is in Maidstone, where police recorded 24,322 collisions from 1979 to 2025. ME15 accounts for 23% of them.

Towns in ME15

Collisions in ME15 were recorded in 4 towns, led by Maidstone (4,325) and Bearsted (190).