This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Accident statistics for the road junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1QB'.



 
 
 
 
Please ask for: Kelly Leeson
Reference: 16186765
Phone: +443000415985
Email: 
xxx.xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx
Date: 15 September 2020
 
Dear Mr Lewis
 
Thank you for your request for information made under the Environmental Information 
Regulations 2004 relating to the junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road, 
Sittingbourne. Please see the response provided below:
Accident statistics for the road junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road, 
Sittingbourne, ME10 1QB. Following the recent installation of a "Extended 
Footpath" at the junction of London Road and Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne 
our local KCC councillor Mike Whiting has been quoted as saying "The new 
junction layout is in response to accident clusters over the past three years that 
have seen nine accidents with four pedestrians being injured'. Can you please 
give me dates and details of these accidents and information as to whether these 
were deemed by Kent Police to have been caused by one or more Drivers, 
Pedestrians or a combination of the two?
In the first instance, you can gain this information in a basic format, free of charge at 
www.crashmap.co.uk
.
Alternatively, if you require more detailed information of this data, there is a charge of 
£145.20 for the data (these figures include VAT) depending on the exact size of the 
area of interest.

Our approved fees and charges schedule are outlined on our website:
https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/highway-permits-and-licences/apply-for-a-
highways-permit-or-licence/highways-fees

If you still wish to receive this information, please contact our Crash Data team either 
by the following email: xxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx  or address your le
tter to: Anna Herrin, 
Transport Intelligence, First Floor, Invicta House, County Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 
1XX.

For your information, the County is served by three Highway Authorities: Kent County 
Council (KCC); Highways England (HE) and Medway Council. Kent Police collects over 
60 pieces of statistical data for each injury crash for the whole county. Crashes are 
categorised by severity: 

 


Fatal - a crash resulting in a death
Serious - detention in hospital, includes paralysis, fractures and severe lacerations
Slight - includes whiplash, sprains and minor lacerations 

Human error is a factor in 95% of road crashes. Based on the Department for 
Transport's (DfT) figures the national average cost per collision of a fatal crash is 
around £2.1 million, a serious crash costs in the region of £243,000 and a slight crash 
in the region of £25,000.

KCC Highways, Transportation and Waste welcome feedback from our customers and 
we have designed our fault reporting tool so that you can quickly and easily let us know 
about any problems on the roads and footways or about any of our equipment such as 
streetlights that may not be working. You can do this by visiting 
www.kent.gov.uk/highwayfaults.
  From here you can see all known issues, view any 
planned works, report multiple issues, upload photos as well as track any existing 
enquiries.

If you are unhappy with this response, and believe KCC has not complied with 
legislation, you have 40 working days from the date of this response to ask for a review. 
You can do this by following our complaints process; details can be found at this link 
https://www.kent.gov.uk/about-the-council/complaints-and-compliments#tab-10 on our 
website. Please quote reference 16186765.
If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you can appeal to the Information 
Commissioner, who oversees compliance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. 
Details of what you need to do, should you wish to pursue this course of action, are 
available from the Information Commissioner’s website http://ico.org.uk/concerns 
Yours sincerely
Kelly Leeson
Information Access Officer