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Dartford road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1985, and 498 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1984 (373), and casualties fell from 506.

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

Collisions in 1985
376
Up 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
498
Down 2% on 1984
Fatal collisions
9
2.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1985

2.4% of collisions in Dartford in 1985 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.4%
  • Serious10628%
  • Slight26169%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious12525%
  • Slight36473%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1985 is highlighted, with 376, up 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (16%)
  • Tuesday47 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (12%)
  • Thursday52 (14%)
  • Friday74 (20%)
  • Saturday54 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5951 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.7%)
  • February22 (5.9%)
  • March37 (9.8%)
  • April29 (7.7%)
  • May35 (9.3%)
  • June30 (8%)
  • July26 (6.9%)
  • August33 (8.8%)
  • September39 (10%)
  • October29 (7.7%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December32 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds308 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Other10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry260 (69%)
  • Wet or damp106 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph203 (54%)
  • 40 mph54 (14%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph54 (14%)
  • 70 mph51 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway80 (21%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.4%)
  • 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 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist92 (18%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)
  • Cyclist20 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4.4%)
  • 16 to 20139 (28%)
  • 21 to 2559 (12%)
  • 26 to 3596 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.8%)
  • Over 7512 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider291 (58%)
  • Passenger132 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car489 (68%)
  • Motorcycle90 (12%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 261 of them in 1985.

Collisions
262nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
247th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1985

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1985: 66, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2266675020
2ndA24772313
3rdA282426804
4thA2254150110
5thB260142207
6thA206101114
7thB25591802
8thA201881103
9thB217481110
10thA2967802
11thB220071002
12thM256700
13thB2624611
14thB2582301
15thA2071100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1985

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1985: 173.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1985

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1985: 170.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years