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Dartford road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2004, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2003 (448), and casualties rose from 611.

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

Collisions in 2004
487
Up 9% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
683
Up 12% on 2003
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2004

1.2% of collisions in Dartford in 2004 were fatal and 8% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious398%
  • Slight44291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious426.1%
  • Slight63593%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2004 is highlighted, with 487, up 9% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday81 (17%)
  • Tuesday56 (11%)
  • Wednesday63 (13%)
  • Thursday79 (16%)
  • Friday87 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5981 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (8.6%)
  • February39 (8%)
  • March43 (8.8%)
  • April47 (9.7%)
  • May32 (6.6%)
  • June37 (7.6%)
  • July36 (7.4%)
  • August28 (5.7%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October36 (7.4%)
  • November45 (9.2%)
  • December60 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit106 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (6.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit12 (2.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds354 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded50 (10%)

Road surface

  • Dry333 (68%)
  • Wet or damp148 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph173 (36%)
  • 40 mph50 (10%)
  • 50 mph46 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph103 (21%)
  • 70 mph114 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway215 (44%)
  • Dual carriageway189 (39%)
  • Roundabout66 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant517 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5%)
  • Van occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Cyclist15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 20110 (16%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 35156 (23%)
  • 36 to 45111 (16%)
  • 46 to 5564 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7522 (3.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider439 (64%)
  • Passenger210 (31%)
  • Pedestrian34 (5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car785 (77%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes81 (8%)
  • Motorcycle68 (6.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach9 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dartford ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 145th most road collisions in 2004.

Collisions
145th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
141st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2004

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2004, with 45 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2004

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2004: 110, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA211015525
2ndA282659519
3rdA225467002
4thA226455802
5thM25284201
6thB260273703
7thA206213112
8thB255212801
9thA296101212
10thA201891200
11thB26281400
12thB21744600
13thB2594400
14thA20263400
15thB22002400
16thB2581100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2004

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2004: 152.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2004

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2004: 181.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2004, 2 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years