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Dartford road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 415 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2015, and 568 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 2014 (454), and casualties fell from 659.

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

Collisions in 2015
415
Down 9% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
568
Down 14% on 2014
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
8.4% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2015

1% of collisions in Dartford in 2015 were fatal and 8.4% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious358.4%
  • Slight37691%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious417.2%
  • Slight52392%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2015 is highlighted, with 415, down 9% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (9.6%)
  • Tuesday67 (16%)
  • Wednesday62 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (17%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday60 (14%)
  • Sunday57 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (10%)
  • February29 (7%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April25 (6%)
  • May28 (6.7%)
  • June37 (8.9%)
  • July37 (8.9%)
  • August33 (8%)
  • September28 (6.7%)
  • October40 (9.6%)
  • November33 (8%)
  • December41 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds333 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (9.2%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other7 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded18 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (75%)
  • Wet or damp101 (24%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph188 (45%)
  • 40 mph52 (13%)
  • 50 mph34 (8.2%)
  • 60 mph27 (6.5%)
  • 70 mph114 (27%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway185 (45%)
  • Dual carriageway169 (41%)
  • Roundabout43 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant408 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist63 (11%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist18 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1015 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1521 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2069 (12%)
  • 21 to 2578 (14%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4582 (14%)
  • 46 to 5597 (17%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7525 (4.4%)
  • Over 7512 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider392 (69%)
  • Passenger127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian49 (8.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car678 (78%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes58 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 107th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
107th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
105th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
136th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2015

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2015, with 43 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2015

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2015: 84, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28413209
2ndA226527407
3rdA282425304
4thA225293912
5thM25273800
6thA206171802
7thB260162221
8thA2018141802
9thA296141700
10thB255141701
11thB2174122301
12thA202691401
13thB2626900
14thA22601100
15thB25001100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2015

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2015: 180.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2015

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2015: 179.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2015, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years