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Dartford road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 448 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2003, and 611 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2002 (492), and casualties fell from 665.

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

Collisions in 2003
448
Down 9% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
611
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
2
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2003

0.4% of collisions in Dartford in 2003 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.3%
  • Serious559%
  • Slight55491%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2003 is highlighted, with 448, down 9% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday76 (17%)
  • Tuesday59 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (18%)
  • Thursday58 (13%)
  • Friday75 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (12%)
  • Sunday47 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7.6%)
  • February26 (5.8%)
  • March37 (8.3%)
  • April30 (6.7%)
  • May41 (9.2%)
  • June42 (9.4%)
  • July31 (6.9%)
  • August40 (8.9%)
  • September40 (8.9%)
  • October40 (8.9%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December37 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting28 (6.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds324 (72%)
  • Raining, no high winds55 (12%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded56 (13%)

Road surface

  • Dry327 (73%)
  • Wet or damp114 (25%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph201 (45%)
  • 40 mph50 (11%)
  • 50 mph43 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph62 (14%)
  • 70 mph91 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (49%)
  • Dual carriageway150 (33%)
  • Roundabout66 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.7%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2098 (16%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 4599 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded32 (5.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider373 (61%)
  • Passenger180 (29%)
  • Pedestrian58 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car710 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes63 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle62 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had fewer road collisions than 179 of them in 2003.

Collisions
180th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
186th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
305th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2003

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2003, with 44 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2003

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2003: 104, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2104146013
2ndA226637709
3rdA282405006
4thA225304003
5thM25243900
6thB260183000
7thA206162403
8thA2018131800
9thA296111601
10thB255101301
11thA20266800
12thB21744700
13thB22004500
14thB2583300
15thB2593300
16thB2623500

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2003

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2003: 154.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2003

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2003: 176.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2003, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2003.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years