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Dartford road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2017, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2016 (426), and casualties fell from 621.

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

Collisions in 2017
404
Down 5% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
590
Down 5% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Dartford in 2017 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6115%
  • Slight33884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.8%
  • Serious6611%
  • Slight51988%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2017 is highlighted, with 404, down 5% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (17%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday61 (15%)
  • Friday61 (15%)
  • Saturday57 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5915 (3.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February30 (7.4%)
  • March42 (10%)
  • April26 (6.4%)
  • May32 (7.9%)
  • June32 (7.9%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August30 (7.4%)
  • September35 (8.7%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November43 (11%)
  • December39 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight282 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (2.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds334 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry298 (74%)
  • Wet or damp100 (25%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1%)
  • 30 mph177 (44%)
  • 40 mph40 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph39 (9.7%)
  • 60 mph41 (10%)
  • 70 mph103 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway172 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway149 (37%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.7%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (6.2%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (8.3%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist24 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant24 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.3%)
  • 16 to 2059 (10%)
  • 21 to 2558 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35126 (21%)
  • 36 to 4593 (16%)
  • 46 to 5591 (15%)
  • 56 to 6546 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.6%)
  • Over 7520 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider386 (65%)
  • Passenger160 (27%)
  • Pedestrian44 (7.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car637 (76%)
  • Motorcycle51 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown26 (3.1%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 101st most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
101st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
130th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2017

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2017, with 52 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2017

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2017: 60, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA260111011
2ndA282527439
3rdA226263314
4thM25204200
5thA225162302
6thA206141404
7thB260131601
8thB255101601
9thA2968811
10thB25005600
11thA20184500
12thA20264801
13thB21743600
14thB2622200
15thA201100
16thA22601100
17thB2581101

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2017

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2017: 160.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2017

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2017: 169.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years