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Dartford road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2006, and 630 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2005 (454), and casualties fell from 650.

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

Collisions in 2006
443
Down 2% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
630
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
7.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Dartford in 2006 were fatal and 7.7% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious347.7%
  • Slight40391%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious416.5%
  • Slight58393%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2006 is highlighted, with 443, down 2% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday58 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (13%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday63 (14%)
  • Friday86 (19%)
  • Saturday70 (16%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (6.3%)
  • February28 (6.3%)
  • March30 (6.8%)
  • April46 (10%)
  • May33 (7.4%)
  • June30 (6.8%)
  • July40 (9%)
  • August45 (10%)
  • September50 (11%)
  • October41 (9.3%)
  • November36 (8.1%)
  • December36 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight312 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit109 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other9 (2%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (68%)
  • Wet or damp137 (31%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph176 (40%)
  • 40 mph52 (12%)
  • 50 mph45 (10%)
  • 60 mph41 (9.3%)
  • 70 mph128 (29%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway177 (40%)
  • Single carriageway171 (39%)
  • One way street or slip road42 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout35 (7.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant465 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (11%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.3%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (16%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35130 (21%)
  • 36 to 45124 (20%)
  • 46 to 5564 (10%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.3%)
  • Over 7510 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider407 (65%)
  • Passenger177 (28%)
  • Pedestrian46 (7.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car750 (79%)
  • Motorcycle65 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 163rd most road collisions in 2006.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
155th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2006

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2006, with 51 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2006

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2006: 107, including 2 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA210716328
2ndA282497114
3rdA226416301
4thM25345612
5thA225212510
6thB255162201
7thB260141801
8thA206121500
9thA20186800
10thA2966900
11thB21745600
12thA20262200
13thA2552300
14thB25002401
15thB2592200
16thB2622300
17thA22601100
18thB22001100
19thB2251100
20thB2581100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2006

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2006: 160.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2006

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2006: 171.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2006, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 2006.

Dartford road accidents in other years