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Dartford road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 1999, and 717 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 18% on 1998 (422), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 1999
496
Up 18% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
717
Up 26% on 1998
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 1999

0.2% of collisions in Dartford in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious6112%
  • Slight43488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.1%
  • Serious7210%
  • Slight64490%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 1999 is highlighted, with 496, up 18% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday78 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (15%)
  • Thursday63 (13%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday71 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5982 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5977 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (6.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.5%)
  • February41 (8.3%)
  • March45 (9.1%)
  • April50 (10%)
  • May39 (7.9%)
  • June40 (8.1%)
  • July46 (9.3%)
  • August33 (6.7%)
  • September37 (7.5%)
  • October44 (8.9%)
  • November42 (8.5%)
  • December47 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight347 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds401 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (70%)
  • Wet or damp144 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (45%)
  • 40 mph60 (12%)
  • 50 mph32 (6.5%)
  • 60 mph63 (13%)
  • 70 mph117 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway265 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (32%)
  • Roundabout56 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant508 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist29 (4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 20113 (16%)
  • 21 to 2588 (12%)
  • 26 to 35141 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7528 (3.9%)
  • Over 7512 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (59%)
  • Passenger231 (32%)
  • Pedestrian62 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car815 (78%)
  • Motorcycle61 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes60 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (3%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 168th most road collisions in 1999.

Collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 1999

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 1999: 99, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA299152011
2ndA226648309
3rdA282547804
4thA225385304
5thB260345207
6thB255284200
7thM25284201
8thA20691002
9thA29691803
10thB217491011
11thA201881001
12thB2587802
13thB2626900
14thB22002200
15thB25921501

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 1999

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1999: 157.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 1999

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 1999: 177.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 1999, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1999.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years