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Dartford road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 420 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1996, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 1995 (369), and casualties rose from 500.

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

Collisions in 1996
420
Up 14% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
565
Up 13% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1996

1.2% of collisions in Dartford in 1996 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5814%
  • Slight35785%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious6612%
  • Slight49287%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1996 is highlighted, with 420, up 14% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (12%)
  • Wednesday50 (12%)
  • Thursday83 (20%)
  • Friday65 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (15%)
  • Sunday49 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.9%)
  • February27 (6.4%)
  • March39 (9.3%)
  • April29 (6.9%)
  • May35 (8.3%)
  • June28 (6.7%)
  • July31 (7.4%)
  • August37 (8.8%)
  • September41 (9.8%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November43 (10%)
  • December37 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight296 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit100 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds330 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (70%)
  • Wet or damp114 (27%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph223 (53%)
  • 40 mph42 (10%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph69 (16%)
  • 70 mph67 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (60%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (21%)
  • Roundabout56 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (66%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 2085 (15%)
  • 21 to 2575 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (21%)
  • 36 to 4577 (14%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6529 (5.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (1.9%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider348 (62%)
  • Passenger156 (28%)
  • Pedestrian61 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car606 (75%)
  • Motorcycle55 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes49 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1996.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
253rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1996

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1996: 73, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA273103211
2ndA226688618
3rdA282457323
4thA225304004
5thB260202500
6thA206192207
7thA2018121601
8thA29671301
9thB2557800
10thB26271002
11thM2571200
12thB21744400
13thB22003302
14thB2583300
15thB2593301

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1996

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1996: 172.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1996

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1996: 175.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1996, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1996.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years