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Dartford road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 426 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2016, and 621 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2015 (415), and casualties rose from 568.

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

Collisions in 2016
426
Up 3% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
621
Up 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2016

1.6% of collisions in Dartford in 2016 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight36285%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious6210%
  • Slight55289%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2016 is highlighted, with 426, up 3% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (16%)
  • Tuesday59 (14%)
  • Wednesday69 (16%)
  • Thursday60 (14%)
  • Friday70 (16%)
  • Saturday62 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59127 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (8.5%)
  • February29 (6.8%)
  • March38 (8.9%)
  • April35 (8.2%)
  • May34 (8%)
  • June23 (5.4%)
  • July54 (13%)
  • August28 (6.6%)
  • September32 (7.5%)
  • October40 (9.4%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December31 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight299 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit98 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds358 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other10 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (76%)
  • Wet or damp99 (23%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph189 (44%)
  • 40 mph50 (12%)
  • 50 mph29 (6.8%)
  • 60 mph39 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph118 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway178 (42%)
  • Dual carriageway173 (41%)
  • Roundabout48 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant440 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (13%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.1%)
  • Cyclist20 (3.2%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2064 (10%)
  • 21 to 2586 (14%)
  • 26 to 35144 (23%)
  • 36 to 45103 (17%)
  • 46 to 5579 (13%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.9%)
  • Over 7519 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider405 (65%)
  • Passenger178 (29%)
  • Pedestrian38 (6.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car649 (73%)
  • Motorcycle83 (9.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes69 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes42 (4.7%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Other2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 101st most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
61st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
142nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2016

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2016, with 50 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2016

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2016: 74, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA274134210
2ndA226445703
3rdA282446802
4thM25345817
5thA225304617
6thA206232714
7thA2018151712
8thB260152504
9thA29691102
10thA20267701
11thB250071001
12thA22606603
13thB2626700
14thB2555601
15thB21743500
16thB2583300
17thB2591100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2016

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2016: 159.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2016

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2016: 157.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2016, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2016.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years