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Dartford road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 369 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1995, and 500 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 1994 (422), and casualties fell from 562.

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

Collisions in 1995
369
Down 13% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
500
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1995

1.1% of collisions in Dartford in 1995 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight31986%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight44389%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1995 is highlighted, with 369, down 13% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (17%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday44 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.7%)
  • February22 (6%)
  • March35 (9.5%)
  • April31 (8.4%)
  • May25 (6.8%)
  • June29 (7.9%)
  • July28 (7.6%)
  • August23 (6.2%)
  • September29 (7.9%)
  • October35 (9.5%)
  • November38 (10%)
  • December42 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight254 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (12%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (69%)
  • Wet or damp104 (28%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph194 (53%)
  • 40 mph45 (12%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.8%)
  • 60 mph61 (17%)
  • 70 mph54 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway78 (21%)
  • Roundabout41 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant344 (69%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist47 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist30 (6%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1021 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1535 (7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (14%)
  • 21 to 2571 (14%)
  • 26 to 35112 (22%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.6%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider298 (60%)
  • Passenger147 (29%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 254 of them in 1995.

Collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
259th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1995

The A226 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1995: 61, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226617409
2ndA2599337
3rdA282355802
4thA225334404
5thB260223104
6thA206151701
7thA296101203
8thA201891001
9thB21747800
10thB25571201
11thB2626700
12thM256900
13thB22005501
14thB2595500
15thB2583301

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1995

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1995: 150.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1995

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1995: 159.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1995, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years