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Dartford road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2013, and 586 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2012 (397), and casualties rose from 579.

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

Collisions in 2013
402
Up 1% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
586
Up 1% on 2012
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
9.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2013

0.2% of collisions in Dartford in 2013 were fatal and 9.7% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious399.7%
  • Slight36290%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious457.7%
  • Slight54092%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2013 is highlighted, with 402, up 1% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (12%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday73 (18%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday46 (11%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (5.7%)
  • February19 (4.7%)
  • March35 (8.7%)
  • April30 (7.5%)
  • May21 (5.2%)
  • June39 (9.7%)
  • July42 (10%)
  • August29 (7.2%)
  • September42 (10%)
  • October28 (7%)
  • November53 (13%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds311 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other12 (3%)
  • Not recorded31 (7.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (75%)
  • Wet or damp94 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph185 (46%)
  • 40 mph60 (15%)
  • 50 mph30 (7.5%)
  • 60 mph28 (7%)
  • 70 mph99 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway159 (40%)
  • Roundabout44 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant443 (76%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (8.9%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1517 (2.9%)
  • 16 to 2070 (12%)
  • 21 to 2596 (16%)
  • 26 to 35126 (22%)
  • 36 to 4596 (16%)
  • 46 to 5570 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7517 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (64%)
  • Passenger163 (28%)
  • Pedestrian47 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car642 (80%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 112th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
217th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2013

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2013, with 43 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2013

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2013: 70, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27010718
2ndA282517705
3rdA226487202
4thA225315104
5thA206253002
6thM25234102
7thA2018162300
8thB255151902
9thB260132201
10thB26281300
11thA20267800
12thB21747800
13thA2966800
14thB25004501
15thB22003300
16thB2582400
17thA2071100
18thA2551100
19thA2591100
20thB2591100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2013

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2013: 159.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2013

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2013: 164.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 30 December 2013.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years