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Dartford road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 354 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1989, and 482 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 1988 (338), and casualties rose from 470.

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

Collisions in 1989
354
Up 5% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
482
Up 3% on 1988
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1989

2.3% of collisions in Dartford in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious7521%
  • Slight27177%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious8317%
  • Slight39081%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1989 is highlighted, with 354, up 5% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (16%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday51 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (17%)
  • Friday61 (17%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (20%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.3%)
  • February27 (7.6%)
  • March27 (7.6%)
  • April24 (6.8%)
  • May26 (7.3%)
  • June39 (11%)
  • July32 (9%)
  • August25 (7.1%)
  • September21 (5.9%)
  • October29 (8.2%)
  • November40 (11%)
  • December38 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (7.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fog or mist10 (2.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry241 (68%)
  • Wet or damp108 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph176 (50%)
  • 40 mph57 (16%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.5%)
  • 60 mph49 (14%)
  • 70 mph63 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway237 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway90 (25%)
  • Roundabout16 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant246 (51%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant30 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (4.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1538 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (15%)
  • 21 to 2589 (18%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 7515 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded30 (6.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider274 (57%)
  • Passenger144 (30%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car453 (65%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (8.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes59 (8.5%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Dartford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Dartford ranked among 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1989.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1989

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1989: 59, including 1 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2265965110
2ndA24892311
3rdA225294509
4thA282284002
5thB260242714
6thA206132015
7thB255121712
8thM25101602
9thA201881404
10thA29671001
11thB21746702
12thB2584401
13thB2624501
14thB22002200
15thB2592300

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1989

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1989: 160.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1989

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1989: 146.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1989, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years