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Dartford road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 496 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2001, and 673 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2000 (512), and casualties fell from 714.

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

Collisions in 2001
496
Down 3% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
673
Down 6% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2001

1% of collisions in Dartford in 2001 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51%
  • Serious5711%
  • Slight43488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.7%
  • Serious7211%
  • Slight59689%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2001 is highlighted, with 496, down 3% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday63 (13%)
  • Tuesday57 (11%)
  • Wednesday83 (17%)
  • Thursday64 (13%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5993 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (9.3%)
  • February33 (6.7%)
  • March38 (7.7%)
  • April51 (10%)
  • May38 (7.7%)
  • June39 (7.9%)
  • July38 (7.7%)
  • August40 (8.1%)
  • September39 (7.9%)
  • October45 (9.1%)
  • November36 (7.3%)
  • December53 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight355 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit20 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds390 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other19 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (2%)

Road surface

  • Dry323 (65%)
  • Wet or damp162 (33%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (46%)
  • 40 mph52 (10%)
  • 50 mph42 (8.5%)
  • 60 mph68 (14%)
  • 70 mph107 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (53%)
  • Dual carriageway165 (33%)
  • Roundabout43 (8.7%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant479 (71%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.8%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist19 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1025 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1538 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20101 (15%)
  • 21 to 2577 (11%)
  • 26 to 35152 (23%)
  • 36 to 4599 (15%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.1%)
  • Over 754 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded54 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (61%)
  • Passenger197 (29%)
  • Pedestrian66 (9.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes78 (7.6%)
  • Motorcycle66 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (5.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded19 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Dartford

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dartford ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 171st most road collisions in 2001.

Collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2001

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2001, with 61 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2001

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2001: 91, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29112909
2ndA2267810419
3rdA282516605
4thB255467104
5thA225324314
6thB260263706
7thM25213202
8thB2200111100
9thA20189901
10thA29691001
11thA202671100
12thA2067911
13thB2594600
14thB2624501
15thB21743400
16thB2583402
17thA261300

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2001

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 171.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2001

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2001: 177.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years