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Dartford road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1987, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 98 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1986 (331), and casualties rose from 432.

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

Collisions in 1987
352
Up 6% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
482
Up 12% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
98
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Dartford in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious9828%
  • Slight24670%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight35774%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1987 is highlighted, with 352, up 6% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (17%)
  • Wednesday43 (12%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday51 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (18%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.7%)
  • February28 (8%)
  • March29 (8.2%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May34 (9.7%)
  • June40 (11%)
  • July32 (9.1%)
  • August22 (6.3%)
  • September28 (8%)
  • October37 (11%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December30 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight241 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (71%)
  • Wet or damp95 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (55%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph54 (15%)
  • 70 mph56 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway236 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway86 (24%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (57%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (16%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)
  • Van occupant25 (5.2%)
  • Cyclist22 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20107 (22%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3588 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5531 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (55%)
  • Passenger152 (32%)
  • Pedestrian67 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car465 (70%)
  • Motorcycle76 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (5.7%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1987.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1987

The A2 and A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1987, with 49 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24974312
2ndA2264958016
3rdA2253854011
4thA282223403
5thB260142015
6thA296132005
7thA201891003
8thA2069903
9thB21746611
10thB2555803
11thB22004603
12thB2584401
13thM254801
14thA2073401
15thB2592201
16thB2622400
17thA201400
18thA22001100
19thB20751201
20thB2251100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1987

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1987: 171.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1987

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1987: 157.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1987, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1987.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years