Skip to main content
CrashStats

Dartford road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 386 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1981, and 519 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 122 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1980 (419), and casualties fell from 544.

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

Collisions in 1981
386
Down 8% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
519
Down 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
12
3.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
122
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1981

3.1% of collisions in Dartford in 1981 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal123.1%
  • Serious12232%
  • Slight25265%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.7%
  • Serious14628%
  • Slight35969%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1981 is highlighted, with 386, down 8% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday72 (19%)
  • Wednesday61 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5951 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.1%)
  • February27 (7%)
  • March38 (9.8%)
  • April32 (8.3%)
  • May31 (8%)
  • June24 (6.2%)
  • July22 (5.7%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November41 (11%)
  • December23 (6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (64%)
  • Dark, street lights lit105 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds79 (20%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other13 (3.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (61%)
  • Wet or damp137 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (65%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.1%)
  • 70 mph48 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway291 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant236 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist156 (30%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20179 (34%)
  • 21 to 2567 (13%)
  • 26 to 3562 (12%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5547 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider308 (59%)
  • Passenger141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car427 (62%)
  • Motorcycle150 (22%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Dartford

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dartford ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1981.

Collisions
259th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
262nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1981

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1981: 75, including 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267592018
2ndA2253852110
3rdA23760313
4thA282172705
5thA206151924
6thA2018132714
7thB260121515
8thA29691404
9thB21749904
10thB22007901
11thB2554902
12thB2584602
13thB2623501
14thA2072202
15thM252301
16thA2551201
17thB22101110
18thB2591201

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1981

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1981: 198.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1981

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1981: 182.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1981, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1981.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years