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Dartford road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 445 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1990, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 26% on 1989 (354), and casualties rose from 482.

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

Collisions in 1990
445
Up 26% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
597
Up 24% on 1989
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1990

1.6% of collisions in Dartford in 1990 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious6715%
  • Slight37183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious7412%
  • Slight51686%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 445, up 26% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday54 (12%)
  • Friday73 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (15%)
  • Sunday59 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5987 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5956 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.9%)
  • February37 (8.3%)
  • March39 (8.8%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May40 (9%)
  • June46 (10%)
  • July47 (11%)
  • August25 (5.6%)
  • September38 (8.5%)
  • October22 (4.9%)
  • November41 (9.2%)
  • December42 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (63%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting47 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds344 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (71%)
  • Wet or damp124 (28%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph245 (55%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph61 (14%)
  • 70 mph66 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (22%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.9%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant359 (60%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (13%)
  • Cyclist30 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1024 (4%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20117 (20%)
  • 21 to 25101 (17%)
  • 26 to 35113 (19%)
  • 36 to 4559 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5552 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.2%)
  • Over 7517 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider358 (60%)
  • Passenger157 (26%)
  • Pedestrian82 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car613 (72%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes61 (7.2%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1990.

Collisions
234th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
235th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
250th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
286th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1990

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1990: 75, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226759018
2ndA26610137
3rdA225375109
4thA282253504
5thB260243503
6thA206161712
7thM25132702
8thA296121301
9thA2018111600
10thB255111702
11thB2174101502
12thB220091003
13thB2597901
14thB2582201
15thB2622200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1990

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 187.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1990

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1990: 165.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1990, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1990.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years