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Dartford road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 376 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2018, and 559 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2017 (404), and casualties fell from 590.

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

Collisions in 2018
376
Down 7% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
559
Down 5% on 2017
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2018

0.5% of collisions in Dartford in 2018 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight32787%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious508.9%
  • Slight50691%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2018 is highlighted, with 376, down 7% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday47 (13%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday53 (14%)
  • Sunday43 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5981 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.8%)
  • February36 (9.6%)
  • March23 (6.1%)
  • April21 (5.6%)
  • May31 (8.2%)
  • June29 (7.7%)
  • July42 (11%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October31 (8.2%)
  • November35 (9.3%)
  • December31 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight273 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.2%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (81%)
  • Wet or damp65 (17%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph164 (44%)
  • 40 mph49 (13%)
  • 50 mph26 (6.9%)
  • 60 mph37 (9.8%)
  • 70 mph98 (26%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway157 (42%)
  • Dual carriageway122 (32%)
  • Roundabout50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road35 (9.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant416 (74%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (7.2%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 522 (3.9%)
  • 6 to 1019 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1522 (3.9%)
  • 16 to 2049 (8.8%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 35110 (20%)
  • 36 to 4580 (14%)
  • 46 to 5590 (16%)
  • 56 to 6544 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider376 (67%)
  • Passenger148 (26%)
  • Pedestrian35 (6.3%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car618 (77%)
  • Motorcycle43 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown27 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 105th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
105th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
87th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2018

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2018, with 42 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2018

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2018: 69, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26911418
2ndA282345103
3rdM25254402
4thB255172601
5thA225163103
6thA226162104
7thA206151601
8thB260101810
9thA2965600
10thB25003500
11thA20182200
12thA20262200
13thB21742400
14thA2071100
15thA22601101
16thA251200
17thA2551200
18thA2591101
19thA701100
20thB2621200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2018

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2018: 151.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2018

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2018: 151.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2018, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2018.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years