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Dartford road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 492 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2002, and 665 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2001 (496), and casualties fell from 673.

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

Collisions in 2002
492
Down 1% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
665
Down 1% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2002

1.4% of collisions in Dartford in 2002 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious5311%
  • Slight43288%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious639.5%
  • Slight59589%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2002 is highlighted, with 492, down 1% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday58 (12%)
  • Wednesday91 (18%)
  • Thursday75 (15%)
  • Friday67 (14%)
  • Saturday76 (15%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5949 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (8.9%)
  • February46 (9.3%)
  • March26 (5.3%)
  • April51 (10%)
  • May45 (9.1%)
  • June38 (7.7%)
  • July37 (7.5%)
  • August37 (7.5%)
  • September40 (8.1%)
  • October50 (10%)
  • November44 (8.9%)
  • December34 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight346 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds365 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds64 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2%)
  • Not recorded50 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry354 (72%)
  • Wet or damp131 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph217 (44%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph33 (6.7%)
  • 60 mph82 (17%)
  • 70 mph118 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway232 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway166 (34%)
  • Roundabout72 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant457 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (12%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)20 (3%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Cyclist10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2090 (14%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35138 (21%)
  • 36 to 45116 (17%)
  • 46 to 5551 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.6%)
  • Over 7519 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded52 (7.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider394 (59%)
  • Passenger200 (30%)
  • Pedestrian71 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car747 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes84 (8.4%)
  • Motorcycle83 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.3%)
  • Pedal cycle10 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dartford ranked among 351 areas in 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 158th most road collisions in 2002.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
164th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2002

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area and Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, Dartford, DA2 7SY area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Dartford in 2002, with 54 collisions each.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2002

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2002: 112, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA211216228
2ndA282567403
3rdA226546616
4thA225516326
5thB260243804
6thM25243815
7thA296202903
8thB255183103
9thA206131502
10thB21747801
11thA20186700
12thB2585600
13thB2594501
14thB2624400
15thA20262200
16thB22002201

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2002

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2002: 167.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2002

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2002: 190.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2002, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 25 December 2002.

Dartford road accidents in other years