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ME17 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,517 road traffic collisions in the ME17 postcode district, Maidstone, from 1979 to 2025, and 6,565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 114 were fatal and 931 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 61 collisions, down 3% on 2024 (63).

Collisions since 1979
4,517
697th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
6,565
1.45 per collision
Fatal collisions
114
124 people killed
Serious collisions
931
1,124 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
61
Down 3% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
77
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME17

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1142.5%
  • Serious93121%
  • Slight3,47277%

What the data shows

  • ME17 had 766 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 19% fewer than the 949 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 23% of collisions in ME17 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 600 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME17, 9.3% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 37% of collisions in ME17.

Where ME17 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
697th
Most casualties
571st
Most fatal collisions
205th
Most serious collisions
495th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday626 (14%)
  • Tuesday621 (14%)
  • Wednesday699 (15%)
  • Thursday601 (13%)
  • Friday708 (16%)
  • Saturday660 (15%)
  • Sunday602 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,222 (71%)
  • Dark, no street lighting845 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit352 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit50 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown48 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,480 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway769 (17%)
  • Roundabout200 (4.4%)
  • One way street or slip road47 (1%)
  • Not recorded21 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph995 (22%)
  • 40 mph531 (12%)
  • 50 mph138 (3.1%)
  • 60 mph2,063 (46%)
  • 70 mph780 (17%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,438 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds707 (16%)
  • Fog or mist58 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds56 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds36 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds23 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds12 (0.3%)
  • Other112 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded75 (1.7%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant4,570 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist724 (11%)
  • Pedestrian388 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant283 (4.3%)
  • Cyclist182 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)146 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant135 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant62 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant46 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant17 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME17 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME17, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME17 peaked at 131 in 1983; 2025 had 61.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 61
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20256177
20246384
202382113
202283114
20216187
20206585
20197592
201893147
201791121
201692128
201584126
201489141
201383132
2012105176
201196137
201091122
2009109149
200895140
2007109155
200688136
200594133
2004112138
200395125
200290172
2001102158
2000117169
199994134
1998109152
1997103169
1996108163
1995106160
19946486
199393128
199281111
1991108147
1990114162
198995148
1988105156
1987111161
198690116
1985101136
1984114170
1983131185
1982110149
1981115188
1980113201
1979127186

Map of recent crashes in ME17

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME17

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME17

The 24 most recent collisions in ME17 happened between 5 August and 17 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME17

The A20 has the most collisions in ME17, 1,036 of 4,517 (23%), followed by the B2163 (689).

Collisions in ME17 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA201,0361,58041248
2ndB216368990311142
3rdM206331,01120102
4thA27454987220102
5thA2292944541043

Council areas covering ME17

Collisions in ME17 were recorded in 2 council areas. Maidstone has 4,508 of 4,517 (99.8%).

Collisions in ME17 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMaidstone4,5086,555113931
2ndAshford5510

Towns in ME17

Collisions in ME17 were recorded in 7 towns, led by Loose (240) and Harrietsham (215).