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Gillingham (Medway) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 9,411 road traffic collisions in Gillingham, Medway, from 1979 to 2025, and 11,539 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 101 were fatal and 1,586 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 131 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (130).

Collisions since 1979
9,411
122nd highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
11,539
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
101
101 people killed
Serious collisions
1,586
1,707 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
131
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
165
Up 6% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Gillingham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal1011.1%
  • Serious1,58617%
  • Slight7,72482%

What the data shows

  • Gillingham had 1,530 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 1,763 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in Gillingham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 2,177 children under 16 were killed or injured in Gillingham, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in Gillingham.

Where Gillingham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
122nd
Most casualties
129th
Most fatal collisions
118th
Most serious collisions
120th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday1,325 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,334 (14%)
  • Wednesday1,376 (15%)
  • Thursday1,397 (15%)
  • Friday1,612 (17%)
  • Saturday1,371 (15%)
  • Sunday996 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight6,748 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit2,361 (25%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit134 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting100 (1.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown68 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway7,730 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway1,006 (11%)
  • Roundabout432 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road211 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded32 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph40 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph8,164 (87%)
  • 40 mph899 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph174 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph88 (0.9%)
  • 70 mph46 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds7,626 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds1,293 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds55 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds54 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist49 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds48 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds8 (0.1%)
  • Other197 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded81 (0.9%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant5,694 (49%)
  • Pedestrian2,387 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist1,886 (16%)
  • Cyclist1,142 (9.9%)
  • Van occupant138 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant131 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant44 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant38 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant34 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)19 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Gillingham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gillingham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Gillingham peaked at 301 in 1984; 2025 had 131.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 131
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025131165
2024130155
2023152188
2022158182
2021163211
2020114140
2019168209
2018156207
2017179237
2016179230
2015182233
2014185225
2013200250
2012152203
2011197246
2010163210
2009197236
2008162201
2007156190
2006169227
2005192240
2004182216
2003174205
2002194243
2001190241
2000186219
1999213266
1998213260
1997221260
1996255319
1995204257
1994219262
1993219265
1992196226
1991189228
1990252297
1989260311
1988214247
1987229273
1986255309
1985258319
1984301348
1983278338
1982273338
1981260301
1980268339
1979223267

Map of recent crashes in Gillingham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Gillingham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Gillingham

The 24 most recent collisions in Gillingham happened between 9 October and 31 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Gillingham

The A2 has the most collisions in Gillingham, 1,478 of 9,411 (16%), followed by the A231 (628).

Collisions in Gillingham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21,4781,87730244
2ndA2316287745104
3rdB2004469589597
4thA289260338325
5thA278169224424
6thM2101813
7thA2303301
8thB20033401

Council areas covering Gillingham

Collisions in Gillingham were recorded in 2 council areas. Medway has 9,396 of 9,411 (99.8%).

Collisions in Gillingham by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stMedway9,39611,5201011,582
2ndSwale151904

Postcode districts in Gillingham

Collisions in Gillingham were recorded in 5 postcode districts, led by ME7 (4,944) and ME8 (4,132).