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Dartford road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 406 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2011, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 28 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2010 (443), and casualties fell from 642.

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

Collisions in 2011
406
Down 8% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
590
Down 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
28
6.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2011

1% of collisions in Dartford in 2011 were fatal and 6.9% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious286.9%
  • Slight37492%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious366.1%
  • Slight55093%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2011 is highlighted, with 406, down 8% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (12%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday72 (18%)
  • Saturday65 (16%)
  • Sunday44 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5971 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7.4%)
  • February37 (9.1%)
  • March23 (5.7%)
  • April36 (8.9%)
  • May35 (8.6%)
  • June41 (10%)
  • July37 (9.1%)
  • August28 (6.9%)
  • September35 (8.6%)
  • October37 (9.1%)
  • November33 (8.1%)
  • December34 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight318 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (79%)
  • Wet or damp75 (18%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph171 (42%)
  • 40 mph48 (12%)
  • 50 mph43 (11%)
  • 60 mph38 (9.4%)
  • 70 mph104 (26%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway167 (41%)
  • Single carriageway164 (40%)
  • Roundabout38 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (6.7%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (73%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.6%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist21 (3.6%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1529 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2080 (14%)
  • 21 to 2577 (13%)
  • 26 to 35103 (17%)
  • 36 to 45102 (17%)
  • 46 to 55102 (17%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.4%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider374 (63%)
  • Passenger171 (29%)
  • Pedestrian45 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car648 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.8%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Dartford ranked among 351 areas in 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 127th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
127th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2011

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2011, with 41 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2011

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2011: 75, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27511313
2ndA226587103
3rdA282567904
4thM25296101
5thA225273306
6thB255203810
7thA206162001
8thB260151902
9thA20188900
10thA29682002
11thB217461001
12thB26241201
13thA20263500
14thB22002200
15thB25002400
16thB2592201
17thA22601100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2011

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2011: 142.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2011

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2011: 154.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2011, 1 was fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years