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Dartford road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2000, and 714 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1999 (496), and casualties fell from 717.

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

Collisions in 2000
512
Up 3% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
714
Level with 1999
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Dartford in 2000 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight44687%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious689.5%
  • Slight63989%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2000 is highlighted, with 512, up 3% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday80 (16%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (14%)
  • Friday71 (14%)
  • Saturday72 (14%)
  • Sunday65 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5987 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5994 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.8%)
  • February47 (9.2%)
  • March44 (8.6%)
  • April42 (8.2%)
  • May46 (9%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July34 (6.6%)
  • August46 (9%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October32 (6.3%)
  • November40 (7.8%)
  • December51 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds406 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (68%)
  • Wet or damp163 (32%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph224 (44%)
  • 40 mph64 (13%)
  • 50 mph40 (7.8%)
  • 60 mph79 (15%)
  • 70 mph104 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (51%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (33%)
  • Roundabout58 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant507 (71%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.1%)
  • Van occupant21 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant20 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.6%)
  • 11 to 1537 (5.2%)
  • 16 to 2093 (13%)
  • 21 to 2573 (10%)
  • 26 to 35146 (20%)
  • 36 to 45108 (15%)
  • 46 to 5584 (12%)
  • 56 to 6535 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (2.9%)
  • Over 7522 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (6.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (61%)
  • Passenger218 (31%)
  • Pedestrian63 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car832 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (5.9%)
  • Motorcycle57 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach24 (2.3%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 161st most road collisions in 2000.

Collisions
161st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2000

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2000: 91, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29113226
2ndA22686108115
3rdA2827312216
4thA225384603
5thB255244602
6thB260232903
7thM25203401
8thA2018101212
9thA20691203
10thB217491102
11thA2967704
12thB26271000
13thB22006700
14thA20264501
15thB2583300
16thB2592200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2000

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2000: 200.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2000

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2000: 203.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2000, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years