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Dartford road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1998, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 1997 (419), and casualties rose from 559.

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

Collisions in 1998
422
Up 1% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
568
Up 2% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1998

1.4% of collisions in Dartford in 1998 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious6716%
  • Slight34983%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7413%
  • Slight48886%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1998 is highlighted, with 422, up 1% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday91 (22%)
  • Tuesday55 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (17%)
  • Thursday47 (11%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (9%)
  • February29 (6.9%)
  • March37 (8.8%)
  • April38 (9%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June32 (7.6%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August31 (7.3%)
  • September38 (9%)
  • October31 (7.3%)
  • November33 (7.8%)
  • December43 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit95 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds73 (17%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (67%)
  • Wet or damp132 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph195 (46%)
  • 40 mph47 (11%)
  • 50 mph33 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph56 (13%)
  • 70 mph91 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway119 (28%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.7%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant378 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist64 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist26 (4.6%)
  • Van occupant23 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)17 (3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3%)
  • 11 to 1530 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2083 (15%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 35122 (21%)
  • 36 to 4594 (17%)
  • 46 to 5565 (11%)
  • 56 to 6533 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (64%)
  • Passenger158 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (8.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car663 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (7.2%)
  • Motorcycle62 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (3%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 1998.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
234th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1998

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1998: 85, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285124114
2ndA282648923
3rdA2265166110
4thA2254459014
5thB260284307
6thB255111502
7thM25111501
8thA2068901
9thA2967701
10thB2596810
11thA20185701
12thB21744400
13thB2624401
14thB22003400
15thB2583400

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1998

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1998: 157.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1998

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1998: 170.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1998, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years