Road collisions in Medway

Latest figures published 1 Oct 2026. Each figure shows its own source and date.

The police recorded 2,466 road collisions where someone was hurt on Medway's roads from 2021 to 2025. 22 were fatal and 509 serious.

Medway in 2025

Reported injury collisions
460
Fatal
4
Serious
117
Fatal and serious per 100,000 people
41.3
Great Britain: 39.4

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Collisions each year

Reported injury collisions in Medway by year
YearFatalSeriousSlightAll
2021878424510
2022593428526
20235105414524
20240116330446
20254117339460

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted.

Who was hurt

3,172 people were killed or injured in collisions on Medway's roads from 2021 to 2025, 574 of them killed or seriously injured. They are counted where the collision happened, not where they live.

People killed or injured on Medway's roads by road user, 2021 to 2025
Road userKilledSeriously injuredSlightly injuredAll
Pedestrian10168427605
Cyclist038145183
E-scooter rider0162339
Motorcyclist5120208333
Car occupant81881,6871,883
Van or goods vehicle occupant0127385
Bus or coach occupant012223
Other081321
All road users235512,5983,172

Source: DfT STATS19 casualties, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Severity is the police's own assessment, not adjusted. Killed means the person died within 30 days. Small numbers can change a lot from one year to the next.

By speed limit

2021 to 2025.

  • 20 mph85
  • 30 mph1,809
  • 40 mph263
  • 50 mph117
  • 60 mph55
  • 70 mph137

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Town and country roads

2021 to 2025, as DfT classes the place of each collision.

  • Urban78.5%
  • Rural21.5%

Source: DfT STATS19 collisions, 2021 to 2025, published 30 July 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Cars in Medway

Licensed cars kept in Medway at the end of June 2026, by where the registered keeper lives. Company cars are counted where the company is registered, so a lease firm's home council can look high.

Licensed cars
141,456
Up 0.8% in a year
Cars per 1,000 people
483
Great Britain: 491
Fully electric
3.2%
Great Britain: 5.9%
Kept by a company
4.7%
Great Britain: 10.2%
Petrol
83,081 (58.7%)
Diesel
38,428 (27.2%)
Hybrid (petrol)
12,021 (8.5%)
Electric and other fuels
7,926 (5.6%)

Source: DfT VEH0105, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; DfT VEH0142, end of June 2026 (2026 Q2), published 23 September 2026; ONS MYE2, mid-2025, published 1 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Other councils

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