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Dartford road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2007, and 578 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2006 (443), and casualties fell from 630.

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

Collisions in 2007
427
Down 4% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
578
Down 8% on 2006
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2007

1.6% of collisions in Dartford in 2007 were fatal and 9.4% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious409.4%
  • Slight38089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.2%
  • Serious518.8%
  • Slight52090%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2007 is highlighted, with 427, down 4% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (17%)
  • Wednesday67 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (9.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5962 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (9.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March42 (9.8%)
  • April37 (8.7%)
  • May28 (6.6%)
  • June27 (6.3%)
  • July45 (11%)
  • August40 (9.4%)
  • September34 (8%)
  • October34 (8%)
  • November42 (9.8%)
  • December40 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight290 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit108 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting20 (4.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds50 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (71%)
  • Wet or damp117 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph172 (40%)
  • 40 mph60 (14%)
  • 50 mph81 (19%)
  • 60 mph33 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph80 (19%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway165 (39%)
  • Single carriageway165 (39%)
  • Roundabout56 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (5.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant422 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (8.8%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist17 (2.9%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (0.5%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1525 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2096 (17%)
  • 21 to 2568 (12%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 45102 (18%)
  • 46 to 5569 (12%)
  • 56 to 6550 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.1%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (66%)
  • Passenger158 (27%)
  • Pedestrian41 (7.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car666 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes72 (8.1%)
  • Motorcycle52 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle21 (2.4%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 163rd most road collisions in 2007.

Collisions
163rd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
167th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
135th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
246th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2007

Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2007, with 42 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2007

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2007: 95, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29514709
2ndA282567013
3rdA226547527
4thB255243310
5thA225233002
6thB260233000
7thM25202503
8thA296141710
9thA201891200
10thB217481101
11thA2067711
12thB2625701
13thB2594601
14thA20263300
15thB22003400
16thB2583300

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2007

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2007: 142.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2007

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2007: 160.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2007, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 29 December 2007.

Dartford road accidents in other years