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Dartford road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 18,857 road traffic collisions in Dartford from 1979 to 2025, and 25,979 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 249 were fatal and 2,980 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 292 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (334), and casualties fell from 419 to 398.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
18,857
166th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,979
1.38 per collision
Fatal collisions
249
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
292
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Dartford

1.3% of collisions in Dartford from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2491.3%
  • Serious2,98016%
  • Slight15,62883%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2661%
  • Serious3,42513%
  • Slight22,28886%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. In 2025 there were 292, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025292398
2024334419
2023350483
2022299393
2021311419
2020268374
2019322446
2018376559
2017404590
2016426621
2015415568
2014454659
2013402586
2012397579
2011406590
2010443642
2009417588
2008412560
2007427578
2006443630
2005454650
2004487683
2003448611
2002492665
2001496673
2000512714
1999496717
1998422568
1997419559
1996420565
1995369500
1994422562
1993357478
1992380524
1991412597
1990445597
1989354482
1988338470
1987352482
1986331432
1985376498
1984373506
1983415548
1982445567
1981386519
1980419544
1979439586

When and where crashes happen in Dartford

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,672 (14%)
  • Tuesday2,698 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,726 (14%)
  • Thursday2,754 (15%)
  • Friday3,149 (17%)
  • Saturday2,633 (14%)
  • Sunday2,225 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59697 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59435 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,661 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:592,688 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,073 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:594,457 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:593,087 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,759 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,534 (8.1%)
  • February1,341 (7.1%)
  • March1,521 (8.1%)
  • April1,526 (8.1%)
  • May1,525 (8.1%)
  • June1,572 (8.3%)
  • July1,572 (8.3%)
  • August1,456 (7.7%)
  • September1,567 (8.3%)
  • October1,691 (9%)
  • November1,854 (9.8%)
  • December1,698 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight13,337 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,148 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting910 (4.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown238 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit223 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds14,812 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,594 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds151 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds149 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist134 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds89 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds11 (0.1%)
  • Other444 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded473 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry13,228 (70%)
  • Wet or damp5,249 (28%)
  • Frost or ice269 (1.4%)
  • Snow69 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep20 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded22 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (under 0.1%)
  • 20 mph84 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph8,959 (48%)
  • 40 mph2,438 (13%)
  • 50 mph1,290 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph2,183 (12%)
  • 70 mph3,901 (21%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,153 (54%)
  • Dual carriageway5,904 (31%)
  • Roundabout1,740 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road928 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded132 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Dartford

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant17,286 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist3,151 (12%)
  • Pedestrian2,551 (9.8%)
  • Cyclist1,081 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant694 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)457 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant411 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant131 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant88 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant84 (0.3%)
  • Other26 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5509 (2%)
  • 6 to 10809 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 151,404 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 204,346 (17%)
  • 21 to 253,474 (13%)
  • 26 to 355,105 (20%)
  • 36 to 453,781 (15%)
  • 46 to 552,828 (11%)
  • 56 to 651,749 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 75861 (3.3%)
  • Over 75547 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded566 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider16,218 (62%)
  • Passenger7,210 (28%)
  • Pedestrian2,551 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car28,020 (74%)
  • Motorcycle3,196 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2,228 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,859 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle1,124 (3%)
  • Bus or coach516 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle340 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car138 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown122 (0.3%)
  • Minibus91 (0.2%)
  • Other48 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded64 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Dartford

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dartford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dartford ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 166th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
166th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
170th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
94th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
108th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
183rdIsle of Wight19,06925,3402384,438
184thSpelthorne19,00824,2142062,984
185thTest Valley18,98726,2844304,402
186thDartford (this area)18,85725,9792492,980
187thAshford18,74625,7283693,823
188thBath and North East Somerset18,71324,6313693,906
189thEast Staffordshire18,70925,2623332,581

Accident hotspots in Dartford

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area is the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford, with 998 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 9 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford from 1979 to 2025: 3,322, including 76 fatal and 444 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA23,3225,06476444
2ndA2262,4633,10319431
3rdA2821,8612,73421184
4thA2251,4992,06919282
5thB2608821,27214160
6thM257751,261778
7thA20667883313108
8thB255581885460
9thA2018506678582
10thA296464625891
11thB2174325447462
12thB262184280326
13thB2200143183025
14thA2026130159116
15thB258122152222
16thB25999139221
17thB25007194311
18thA207212304
19thA2260202205
20thA25571001

Towns in Dartford

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area from 1979 to 2025: 7,526.

Postcode districts in Dartford

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford from 1979 to 2025: 7,508.

Latest crashes in Dartford

Of the latest 24 crashes in Dartford, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity