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Dartford road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2012, and 579 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 23 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2011 (406), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2012
397
Down 2% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
579
Down 2% on 2011
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
23
5.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2012

1% of collisions in Dartford in 2012 were fatal and 5.8% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious235.8%
  • Slight37093%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious234%
  • Slight55295%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2012 is highlighted, with 397, down 2% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (16%)
  • Wednesday72 (18%)
  • Thursday59 (15%)
  • Friday48 (12%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday47 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5960 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5984 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (6%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March35 (8.8%)
  • April29 (7.3%)
  • May26 (6.5%)
  • June26 (6.5%)
  • July29 (7.3%)
  • August30 (7.6%)
  • September38 (9.6%)
  • October41 (10%)
  • November49 (12%)
  • December39 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight288 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds309 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded16 (4%)

Road surface

  • Dry277 (70%)
  • Wet or damp116 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph176 (44%)
  • 40 mph51 (13%)
  • 50 mph35 (8.8%)
  • 60 mph33 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph101 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway170 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway163 (41%)
  • Roundabout42 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant430 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (6.7%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.2%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.5%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant14 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1524 (4.1%)
  • 16 to 2076 (13%)
  • 21 to 2583 (14%)
  • 26 to 35116 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (14%)
  • 46 to 5589 (15%)
  • 56 to 6547 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7510 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider362 (63%)
  • Passenger181 (31%)
  • Pedestrian36 (6.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car654 (79%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes44 (5.3%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 122nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
111th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
133rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
303rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2012

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2012, with 42 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2012

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2012: 73, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27313102
2ndA282527721
3rdA226486303
4thM25264302
5thA225233301
6thB260202603
7thB255182702
8thA206171903
9thA2018162303
10thA296111700
11thB21746900
12thB25004410
13thB2624500
14thA20263400
15thB2583300

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2012

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2012: 148.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2012

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2012: 160.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2012, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years