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Dartford road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1980, and 544 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 107 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1979 (439), and casualties fell from 586.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 18,857 collisions in Dartford.

Collisions in 1980
419
Down 5% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
544
Down 7% on 1979
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
107
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1980

1.4% of collisions in Dartford in 1980 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious10726%
  • Slight30673%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious12623%
  • Slight41276%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1980 is highlighted, with 419, down 5% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday70 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (8.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (17%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (8.4%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March28 (6.7%)
  • April38 (9.1%)
  • May45 (11%)
  • June37 (8.8%)
  • July43 (10%)
  • August26 (6.2%)
  • September30 (7.2%)
  • October35 (8.4%)
  • November47 (11%)
  • December28 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight263 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit119 (28%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (19%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (67%)
  • Wet or damp124 (30%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph254 (61%)
  • 40 mph66 (16%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph45 (11%)
  • 70 mph53 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (17%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant261 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist165 (30%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20183 (34%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3592 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (10%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.8%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider347 (64%)
  • Passenger137 (25%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (65%)
  • Motorcycle166 (21%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Dartford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dartford ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 237 of them in 1980.

Collisions
238th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
302nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1980

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1980: 72, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267292214
2ndA24860210
3rdA2254753011
4thB260244008
5thA2018212404
6thB2174152203
7thA206121603
8thA282122103
9thA29681213
10thB2555703
11thB2595601
12thB2624912
13thB2583300
14thA2072200
15thM252601
16thA2621200
17thB22001100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1980

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1980: 209.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1980

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1980: 200.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1980, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years