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Dartford road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2005, and 650 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (487), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 2005
454
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
650
Down 5% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2005

1.5% of collisions in Dartford in 2005 were fatal and 9% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious419%
  • Slight40689%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious517.8%
  • Slight59291%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2005 is highlighted, with 454, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday60 (13%)
  • Thursday66 (15%)
  • Friday84 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (13%)
  • Sunday53 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5986 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.3%)
  • February29 (6.4%)
  • March31 (6.8%)
  • April38 (8.4%)
  • May29 (6.4%)
  • June38 (8.4%)
  • July31 (6.8%)
  • August32 (7%)
  • September33 (7.3%)
  • October42 (9.3%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December53 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight320 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry305 (67%)
  • Wet or damp139 (31%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph183 (40%)
  • 40 mph53 (12%)
  • 50 mph24 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph60 (13%)
  • 70 mph133 (29%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway190 (42%)
  • Single carriageway169 (37%)
  • Roundabout47 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road41 (9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant488 (75%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)22 (3.4%)
  • Cyclist13 (2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2097 (15%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 45120 (18%)
  • 46 to 5565 (10%)
  • 56 to 6543 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.6%)
  • Over 7510 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded25 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider415 (64%)
  • Passenger195 (30%)
  • Pedestrian40 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car769 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle61 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dartford ranked among 351 areas in 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 163rd most road collisions in 2005.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
151st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2005

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2005, with 47 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2005

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2005: 102, including 1 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA210216017
2ndA282527915
3rdA226436717
4thM25283902
5thA206232705
6thA225223012
7thB260223713
8thB255142200
9thA296131401
10thA2018121600
11thA202691011
12thB21746901
13thB2623500
14thB2252300
15thB25002201
16thA2071100
17thA22601100
18thA2551100
19thB22001100
20thB2581100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2005

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2005: 151.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2005

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2005: 182.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2005, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 2005.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years