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Dartford road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 373 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1984, and 506 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 126 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1983 (415), and casualties fell from 548.

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

Collisions in 1984
373
Down 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
506
Down 8% on 1983
Fatal collisions
14
3.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
126
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1984

3.8% of collisions in Dartford in 1984 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.8%
  • Serious12634%
  • Slight23362%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal173.4%
  • Serious15230%
  • Slight33767%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1984 is highlighted, with 373, down 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (11%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (12%)
  • Friday69 (18%)
  • Saturday64 (17%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5953 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.2%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March29 (7.8%)
  • April33 (8.8%)
  • May23 (6.2%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July24 (6.4%)
  • August27 (7.2%)
  • September37 (9.9%)
  • October39 (10%)
  • November39 (10%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (7.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds284 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (19%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry237 (64%)
  • Wet or damp128 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph187 (50%)
  • 40 mph63 (17%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph41 (11%)
  • 70 mph80 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway238 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (26%)
  • Roundabout20 (5.4%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant279 (55%)
  • Motorcyclist102 (20%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 20133 (26%)
  • 21 to 2582 (16%)
  • 26 to 3567 (13%)
  • 36 to 4566 (13%)
  • 46 to 5537 (7.3%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider279 (55%)
  • Passenger156 (31%)
  • Pedestrian71 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (71%)
  • Motorcycle98 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 269 of them in 1984.

Collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
266th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1984

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1984: 52, including 5 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25293515
2ndA2255067218
3rdA2264554024
4thA282274416
5thA2018203007
6thB2174131312
7thA206121404
8thB260121816
9thA29691003
10thM256603
11thB2584602
12thB22003400
13thB2553401
14thB2593300
15thB2623601
16thA2592201
17thB20051100
18thB20711100
19thM201100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1984

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1984: 161.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1984

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1984: 162.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1984, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years