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ME16 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 3,177 road traffic collisions in the ME16 postcode district, Maidstone, from 1979 to 2025, and 3,994 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 34 were fatal and 597 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 34 collisions, level with 2024.

Collisions since 1979
3,177
1,232nd highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
3,994
1.26 per collision
Fatal collisions
34
34 people killed
Serious collisions
597
657 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
34
Level with 2024
Casualties in 2025
38
Down 7% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME16

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal341.1%
  • Serious59719%
  • Slight2,54680%

What the data shows

  • ME16 had 461 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 31% fewer than the 671 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 20% of collisions in ME16 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 529 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME16, 14% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 29% of collisions in ME16.

Where ME16 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
1,232nd
Most casualties
1,318th
Most fatal collisions
1,719th
Most serious collisions
1,217th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday430 (14%)
  • Tuesday509 (16%)
  • Wednesday490 (15%)
  • Thursday509 (16%)
  • Friday550 (17%)
  • Saturday407 (13%)
  • Sunday282 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight2,259 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit791 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit35 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown27 (0.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway2,564 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway265 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road260 (8.2%)
  • Roundabout70 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded18 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph13 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph2,613 (82%)
  • 40 mph328 (10%)
  • 50 mph7 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph151 (4.8%)
  • 70 mph65 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds2,508 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds460 (14%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds18 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (under 0.1%)
  • Other72 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded72 (2.3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,039 (51%)
  • Pedestrian780 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist694 (17%)
  • Cyclist256 (6.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant90 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant73 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant23 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant15 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.1%)
  • Other3 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME16 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME16, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME16 peaked at 92 in 1989; 2025 had 34.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 34
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20253438
20243441
20233441
20224962
20214354
20204757
20195465
20185059
20174674
20167090
20156696
20146779
20135168
20126271
20116282
201078102
20096385
200884106
200772102
20066685
200571101
200483103
20036888
20027596
20017183
20006680
19995666
19986179
19975776
199680106
199566100
19947288
199388105
199282105
19917693
199090111
198992103
19888597
19877795
19867291
19858398
198492121
19837995
19827687
19817486
19807591
19797893

Map of recent crashes in ME16

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME16

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME16

The 24 most recent collisions in ME16 happened between 4 June and 21 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME16

The A26 has the most collisions in ME16, 1,009 of 3,177 (32%), followed by the A20 (955).

Collisions in ME16 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA261,0091,27916197
2ndA209551,2078183
3rdM20649918
4thA2296281012
5thB2246496205

Council areas covering ME16

Collisions in ME16 were recorded in 2 council areas. Maidstone has 3,008 of 3,177 (95%).

Collisions in ME16 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMaidstone3,0083,73733572
2ndTonbridge and Malling168256125

Towns in ME16

Collisions in ME16 were recorded in 2 towns, led by Maidstone (2,795) and Larkfield (19).