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Dartford road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1991, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (445), and casualties were unchanged.

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

Collisions in 1991
412
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
597
Level with 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1991

2.2% of collisions in Dartford in 1991 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.2%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight34784%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious6311%
  • Slight52488%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1991 is highlighted, with 412, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (15%)
  • Tuesday54 (13%)
  • Wednesday53 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday69 (17%)
  • Saturday56 (14%)
  • Sunday55 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8%)
  • February22 (5.3%)
  • March36 (8.7%)
  • April31 (7.5%)
  • May41 (10%)
  • June37 (9%)
  • July40 (9.7%)
  • August36 (8.7%)
  • September35 (8.5%)
  • October30 (7.3%)
  • November40 (9.7%)
  • December31 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight317 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit68 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds61 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (72%)
  • Wet or damp102 (25%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph208 (50%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph60 (15%)
  • 60 mph51 (12%)
  • 70 mph44 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway99 (24%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant403 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist67 (11%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.7%)
  • Cyclist25 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3%)
  • 6 to 1021 (3.5%)
  • 11 to 1534 (5.7%)
  • 16 to 20129 (22%)
  • 21 to 2590 (15%)
  • 26 to 35115 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (13%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.5%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider349 (58%)
  • Passenger190 (32%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car624 (75%)
  • Motorcycle71 (8.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1991.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
203rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1991

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1991: 74, including 3 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27411236
2ndA226607619
3rdA2254877010
4thA282365514
5thB260232614
6thA206182201
7thB255111500
8thM2591811
9thA29681411
10thB25881000
11thB217471000
12thA201851400
13thB25951002
14thB220041101
15thB26241002

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1991

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1991: 187.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1991

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1991: 166.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1991, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1991.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years