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Dartford road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1986, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 96 were serious.

Collisions were down 12% on 1985 (376), and casualties fell from 498.

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

Collisions in 1986
331
Down 12% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
432
Down 13% on 1985
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
96
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1986

0.6% of collisions in Dartford in 1986 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious9629%
  • Slight23370%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious11025%
  • Slight32074%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1986 is highlighted, with 331, down 12% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (16%)
  • Wednesday52 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (12%)
  • Friday50 (15%)
  • Saturday59 (18%)
  • Sunday26 (7.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.9%)
  • February23 (6.9%)
  • March23 (6.9%)
  • April29 (8.8%)
  • May28 (8.5%)
  • June34 (10%)
  • July21 (6.3%)
  • August30 (9.1%)
  • September26 (7.9%)
  • October30 (9.1%)
  • November33 (10%)
  • December31 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit76 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds244 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (3%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (64%)
  • Wet or damp109 (33%)
  • Snow6 (1.8%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph178 (54%)
  • 40 mph45 (14%)
  • 50 mph10 (3%)
  • 60 mph52 (16%)
  • 70 mph46 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway223 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (24%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)
  • Cyclist28 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20106 (25%)
  • 21 to 2572 (17%)
  • 26 to 3585 (20%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5528 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.2%)
  • Over 758 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (59%)
  • Passenger122 (28%)
  • Pedestrian57 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car457 (72%)
  • Motorcycle67 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle29 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Dartford ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 290 of them in 1986.

Collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
340th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
257th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1986

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1986: 72, including 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267287021
2ndA24265114
3rdA2253746010
4thA282243707
5thA296131705
6thB26091102
7thM2591703
8thA2067802
9thB2556700
10thA20185701
11thB22005701
12thB2585502
13thB21744601
14thB2623803
15thM201200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1986

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1986: 151.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1986

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1986: 127.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1986, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years