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Dartford road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1997, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 49 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1996 (420), and casualties fell from 565.

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

Collisions in 1997
419
Level with 1996
Casualties in 1997
559
Down 1% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
49
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1997

1.2% of collisions in Dartford in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4912%
  • Slight36587%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious549.7%
  • Slight50089%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1997 is highlighted, with 419, level with 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday73 (17%)
  • Friday76 (18%)
  • Saturday49 (12%)
  • Sunday45 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5972 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9.1%)
  • February25 (6%)
  • March26 (6.2%)
  • April44 (11%)
  • May36 (8.6%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August34 (8.1%)
  • September26 (6.2%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December36 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight305 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds317 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (16%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry274 (65%)
  • Wet or damp142 (34%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (50%)
  • 40 mph56 (13%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph61 (15%)
  • 70 mph70 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway249 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (23%)
  • Roundabout49 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant381 (68%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist33 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1537 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2095 (17%)
  • 21 to 2597 (17%)
  • 26 to 35109 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (13%)
  • 46 to 5545 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6526 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider346 (62%)
  • Passenger150 (27%)
  • Pedestrian63 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car640 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.7%)
  • Motorcycle44 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 225 of them in 1997.

Collisions
226th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1997

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1997: 77, including 3 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27711535
2ndA2265872012
3rdA282496703
4thA225324705
5thB260223313
6thA2018151701
7thA206141602
8thB2174121602
9thB255111500
10thA2966701
11thB2586700
12thM255500
13thB2624400
14thB2593300
15thB22002500

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1997

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1997: 178.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1997

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1997: 174.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1997, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1997.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years