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Dartford road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 338 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1988, and 470 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 68 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1987 (352), and casualties fell from 482.

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

Collisions in 1988
338
Down 4% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
470
Down 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
68
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1988

1.8% of collisions in Dartford in 1988 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious6820%
  • Slight26478%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight38482%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1988 is highlighted, with 338, down 4% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday46 (14%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday42 (12%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday53 (16%)
  • Saturday43 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5955 (16%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5970 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February33 (9.8%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April29 (8.6%)
  • May34 (10%)
  • June29 (8.6%)
  • July30 (8.9%)
  • August23 (6.8%)
  • September19 (5.6%)
  • October26 (7.7%)
  • November39 (12%)
  • December15 (4.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (16%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry223 (66%)
  • Wet or damp114 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph177 (52%)
  • 40 mph44 (13%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph47 (14%)
  • 70 mph58 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway240 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway74 (22%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (62%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (11%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)
  • Van occupant27 (5.7%)
  • Cyclist26 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (4.9%)
  • 11 to 1533 (7%)
  • 16 to 2099 (21%)
  • 21 to 2565 (14%)
  • 26 to 3585 (18%)
  • 36 to 4558 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (61%)
  • Passenger132 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car455 (69%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes60 (9.1%)
  • Motorcycle56 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1988.

Collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
279th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
291st
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1988

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1988: 61, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2618728
2ndA2264662010
3rdA2253547010
4thB260233205
5thA282203312
6thA206121403
7thA201891203
8thA29681102
9thB22008901
10thB217461003
11thB2554601
12thB2584600
13thB2624700
14thB2592500
15thM252400
16thB21751100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1988

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1988: 149.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1988

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1988: 137.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1988, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1988.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years