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Dartford road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 417 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2009, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2008 (412), and casualties rose from 560.

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

Collisions in 2009
417
Up 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
588
Up 5% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
7.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2009

1.2% of collisions in Dartford in 2009 were fatal and 7.4% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious317.4%
  • Slight38191%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious345.8%
  • Slight54993%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2009 is highlighted, with 417, up 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (14%)
  • Tuesday49 (12%)
  • Wednesday56 (13%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday78 (19%)
  • Saturday50 (12%)
  • Sunday54 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59125 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (7.9%)
  • February27 (6.5%)
  • March43 (10%)
  • April30 (7.2%)
  • May39 (9.4%)
  • June47 (11%)
  • July27 (6.5%)
  • August37 (8.9%)
  • September36 (8.6%)
  • October24 (5.8%)
  • November45 (11%)
  • December29 (7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight302 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds42 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded17 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (75%)
  • Wet or damp95 (23%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.4%)
  • Snow4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (48%)
  • 40 mph46 (11%)
  • 50 mph34 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph29 (7%)
  • 70 mph106 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway189 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway157 (38%)
  • Roundabout40 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant428 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (9.5%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist23 (3.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1011 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (15%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 35105 (18%)
  • 36 to 4599 (17%)
  • 46 to 5574 (13%)
  • 56 to 6545 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (67%)
  • Passenger143 (24%)
  • Pedestrian52 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car658 (78%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.9%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 139th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
134th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2009

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2009, with 51 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2009

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2009: 81, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28112713
2ndA226515906
3rdA282487701
4thA225273703
5thB260233802
6thM25233512
7thA2018152202
8thA2026121400
9thB255121602
10thA20681011
11thA2967801
12thB217461000
13thB250051010
14thB2625500
15thB2593600
16thB22002200
17thB2582200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2009

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2009: 171.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2009

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2009: 185.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years