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Dartford road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1982, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 1981 (386), and casualties rose from 519.

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

Collisions in 1982
445
Up 15% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
567
Up 9% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1982

1.8% of collisions in Dartford in 1982 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious13931%
  • Slight29867%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious16429%
  • Slight39570%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1982 is highlighted, with 445, up 15% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday57 (13%)
  • Tuesday73 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (11%)
  • Thursday73 (16%)
  • Friday83 (19%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5996 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5972 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.4%)
  • February31 (7%)
  • March30 (6.7%)
  • April40 (9%)
  • May37 (8.3%)
  • June35 (7.9%)
  • July38 (8.5%)
  • August37 (8.3%)
  • September35 (7.9%)
  • October46 (10%)
  • November43 (9.7%)
  • December40 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight300 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit104 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting40 (9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry281 (63%)
  • Wet or damp148 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.2%)
  • Snow6 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph265 (60%)
  • 40 mph57 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph61 (14%)
  • 70 mph59 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway325 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (19%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist164 (29%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)
  • Cyclist30 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1539 (6.9%)
  • 16 to 20181 (32%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3582 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (10%)
  • 46 to 5542 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 759 (1.6%)
  • Over 753 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (62%)
  • Passenger136 (24%)
  • Pedestrian80 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car526 (64%)
  • Motorcycle167 (20%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle34 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 229 of them in 1982.

Collisions
230th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
246th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1982

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1982: 76, including 2 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267688223
2ndA25578312
3rdA2254767019
4thA2018242716
5thB260222806
6thA296162118
7thB2200121406
8thA282111605
9thB2174111205
10thB262111404
11thA20691511
12thB2555800
13thM254601
14thA2072200
15thB22101100
16thB2251301
17thB2591200
18thM201200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1982

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1982: 212.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1982

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1982: 191.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1982, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years