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Dartford road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 443 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2010, and 642 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2009 (417), and casualties rose from 588.

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

Collisions in 2010
443
Up 6% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
642
Up 9% on 2009
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
9.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2010

1.1% of collisions in Dartford in 2010 were fatal and 9.3% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious419.3%
  • Slight39790%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious538.3%
  • Slight58491%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2010 is highlighted, with 443, up 6% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (16%)
  • Tuesday75 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5975 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.1%)
  • February26 (5.9%)
  • March33 (7.4%)
  • April33 (7.4%)
  • May32 (7.2%)
  • June43 (9.7%)
  • July49 (11%)
  • August37 (8.4%)
  • September39 (8.8%)
  • October40 (9%)
  • November42 (9.5%)
  • December42 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight342 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (20%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds345 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other14 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry318 (72%)
  • Wet or damp98 (22%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow13 (2.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph182 (41%)
  • 40 mph67 (15%)
  • 50 mph33 (7.4%)
  • 60 mph30 (6.8%)
  • 70 mph130 (29%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway182 (41%)
  • Single carriageway179 (40%)
  • Roundabout51 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road30 (6.8%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant477 (74%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)
  • Motorcyclist51 (7.9%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.2%)
  • 11 to 1531 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 2091 (14%)
  • 21 to 2586 (13%)
  • 26 to 35128 (20%)
  • 36 to 45114 (18%)
  • 46 to 5587 (14%)
  • 56 to 6539 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.6%)
  • Over 759 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider396 (62%)
  • Passenger192 (30%)
  • Pedestrian54 (8.4%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car709 (80%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (6.1%)
  • Motorcycle51 (5.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach17 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 118th most road collisions in 2010.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
109th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
197th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2010

Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5PA area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2010, with 47 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2010

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2010: 88, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28813126
2ndA282558003
3rdA226485905
4thA225345112
5thM25295113
6thA206203502
7thB260193314
8thB255153201
9thA2018142400
10thA296131702
11thB217481402
12thA20266801
13thB25003301
14thB2583500
15thB2593301
16thB2622300
17thB22001101
18thB2281100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2010

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2010: 169.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2010

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2010: 176.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2010, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2010.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years