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Dartford road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1983, and 548 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 135 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1982 (445), and casualties fell from 567.

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

Collisions in 1983
415
Down 7% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
548
Down 3% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
135
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1983

1.9% of collisions in Dartford in 1983 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.9%
  • Serious13533%
  • Slight27266%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.8%
  • Serious15628%
  • Slight38270%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1983 is highlighted, with 415, down 7% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (16%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5958 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February32 (7.7%)
  • March40 (9.6%)
  • April45 (11%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June33 (8%)
  • July31 (7.5%)
  • August39 (9.4%)
  • September27 (6.5%)
  • October41 (9.9%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December24 (5.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (7.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds336 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (69%)
  • Wet or damp114 (27%)
  • Frost or ice15 (3.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph228 (55%)
  • 40 mph72 (17%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph52 (13%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway73 (18%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.1%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9.3%)
  • 16 to 20168 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (15%)
  • 36 to 4546 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5540 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider339 (62%)
  • Passenger139 (25%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car484 (64%)
  • Motorcycle141 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 228 of them in 1983.

Collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1983

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1983: 62, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2266268121
2ndA2255169115
3rdA23981412
4thB260304617
5thA2018243218
6thA282162103
7thB2174161909
8thA296141805
9thB26261101
10thA2075501
11thB2555603
12thA2064402
13thB2583302
14thM253401
15thB22002300
16thB2592201
17thB22101101

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1983

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1983: 188.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1983

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1983: 183.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1983, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1983.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years