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Dartford road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 357 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1993, and 478 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1992 (380), and casualties fell from 524.

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

Collisions in 1993
357
Down 6% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
478
Down 9% on 1992
Fatal collisions
8
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1993

2.2% of collisions in Dartford in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.2%
  • Serious6017%
  • Slight28981%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious6814%
  • Slight40184%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1993 is highlighted, with 357, down 6% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday55 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (13%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday69 (19%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday39 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (9.8%)
  • February24 (6.7%)
  • March37 (10%)
  • April30 (8.4%)
  • May27 (7.6%)
  • June35 (9.8%)
  • July20 (5.6%)
  • August29 (8.1%)
  • September20 (5.6%)
  • October33 (9.2%)
  • November37 (10%)
  • December30 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight278 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds275 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (17%)
  • Fog or mist7 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (69%)
  • Wet or damp101 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph186 (52%)
  • 40 mph45 (13%)
  • 50 mph13 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph52 (15%)
  • 70 mph60 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway224 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway77 (22%)
  • Roundabout40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant309 (65%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2075 (16%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4554 (11%)
  • 46 to 5562 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.3%)
  • Over 7524 (5%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (58%)
  • Passenger137 (29%)
  • Pedestrian64 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car528 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 349 areas in 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 1993.

Collisions
261st
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
253rd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1993

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1993: 64, including 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26498010
2ndA2264960110
3rdA225293815
4thA282283511
5thB260242907
6thA2018111205
7thA206111202
8thM25111901
9thB25591110
10thA29661410
11thB217461100
12thB2596712
13thB22004500
14thB2583811
15thB2622300

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1993

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1993: 143.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1993

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1993: 138.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1993, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1993.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years