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Dartford road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 412 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2008, and 560 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2007 (427), and casualties fell from 578.

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

Collisions in 2008
412
Down 4% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
560
Down 3% on 2007
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2008

0.5% of collisions in Dartford in 2008 were fatal and 8.5% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious358.5%
  • Slight37591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious447.9%
  • Slight51492%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2008 is highlighted, with 412, down 4% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday64 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (13%)
  • Friday79 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5940 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.8%)
  • February31 (7.5%)
  • March41 (10%)
  • April26 (6.3%)
  • May35 (8.5%)
  • June44 (11%)
  • July28 (6.8%)
  • August29 (7%)
  • September37 (9%)
  • October35 (8.5%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December33 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds320 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds54 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other9 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry283 (69%)
  • Wet or damp123 (30%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph180 (44%)
  • 40 mph59 (14%)
  • 50 mph61 (15%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.6%)
  • 70 mph84 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway175 (42%)
  • Dual carriageway168 (41%)
  • Roundabout42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant423 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.5%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant20 (3.6%)
  • Cyclist19 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1533 (5.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (16%)
  • 21 to 2587 (16%)
  • 26 to 3599 (18%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5559 (11%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.4%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.3%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider364 (65%)
  • Passenger159 (28%)
  • Pedestrian37 (6.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car635 (76%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes51 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle46 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle45 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 158th most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
158th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
152nd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2008

Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, Dartford, DA2 7SY area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2008, with 46 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2008

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2008: 83, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28311206
2ndA226496103
3rdA282456205
4thA225313913
5thB260254205
6thM25233101
7thA206192600
8thB255152600
9thA296131602
10thA20268901
11thB217471501
12thA201861001
13thB2584510
14thB22003400
15thB2623301
16thA2591100
17thB25001100
18thB2591100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2008

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2008: 152.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2008

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2008: 149.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2008, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2008.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years