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Dartford road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 454 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2014, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (402), and casualties rose from 586.

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

Collisions in 2014
454
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
659
Up 12% on 2013
Fatal collisions
1
0.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2014

0.2% of collisions in Dartford in 2014 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious398.6%
  • Slight41491%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.2%
  • Serious426.4%
  • Slight61693%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2014 is highlighted, with 454, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (15%)
  • Tuesday80 (18%)
  • Wednesday62 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (13%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday55 (12%)
  • Sunday48 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5989 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (5.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February36 (7.9%)
  • March28 (6.2%)
  • April33 (7.3%)
  • May35 (7.7%)
  • June31 (6.8%)
  • July42 (9.3%)
  • August42 (9.3%)
  • September36 (7.9%)
  • October44 (9.7%)
  • November45 (9.9%)
  • December47 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight344 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (18%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Other6 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded23 (5.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (69%)
  • Wet or damp138 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph192 (42%)
  • 40 mph49 (11%)
  • 50 mph43 (9.5%)
  • 60 mph35 (7.7%)
  • 70 mph135 (30%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway190 (42%)
  • Roundabout50 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant482 (73%)
  • Motorcyclist55 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8%)
  • Cyclist22 (3.3%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.2%)
  • 16 to 2087 (13%)
  • 21 to 25113 (17%)
  • 26 to 35122 (19%)
  • 36 to 4595 (14%)
  • 46 to 5592 (14%)
  • 56 to 6552 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3%)
  • Over 7517 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider420 (64%)
  • Passenger186 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car735 (78%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes66 (7%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle23 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 100th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
100th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
86th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
288th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2014

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2014, with 48 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2014

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2014: 96, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA29615508
2ndA226588005
3rdA282507903
4thA225314803
5thM25316403
6thA206263302
7thB255162101
8thB260141600
9thA296121914
10thA2018111501
11thB2627900
12thA20266600
13thB21745800
14thB25005801
15thA2551100
16thB2581100
17thB2591100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2014

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2014: 163.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2014

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2014: 170.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2014, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years