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Dartford road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 322 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2019, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2018 (376), and casualties fell from 559.

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

Collisions in 2019
322
Down 14% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
446
Down 20% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2019

0.9% of collisions in Dartford in 2019 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4514%
  • Slight27485%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious4911%
  • Slight39488%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2019 is highlighted, with 322, down 14% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday57 (18%)
  • Wednesday58 (18%)
  • Thursday50 (16%)
  • Friday48 (15%)
  • Saturday47 (15%)
  • Sunday25 (7.8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5979 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (5.9%)
  • February27 (8.4%)
  • March23 (7.1%)
  • April24 (7.5%)
  • May26 (8.1%)
  • June26 (8.1%)
  • July18 (5.6%)
  • August28 (8.7%)
  • September23 (7.1%)
  • October29 (9%)
  • November38 (12%)
  • December41 (13%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight221 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (2.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds255 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds47 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry225 (70%)
  • Wet or damp93 (29%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph143 (44%)
  • 40 mph38 (12%)
  • 50 mph33 (10%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph90 (28%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway137 (43%)
  • Dual carriageway126 (39%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.6%)
  • One way street or slip road25 (7.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant315 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (9.9%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist12 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.9%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 108 (1.8%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.7%)
  • 16 to 2054 (12%)
  • 21 to 2539 (8.7%)
  • 26 to 3596 (22%)
  • 36 to 4570 (16%)
  • 46 to 5560 (13%)
  • 56 to 6540 (9%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded18 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (66%)
  • Passenger106 (24%)
  • Pedestrian44 (9.9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car476 (73%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes52 (8%)
  • Motorcycle47 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 118th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
118th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
119th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
208th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2019

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2019, with 31 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2019

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2019: 73, including 1 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA273103113
2ndA282335301
3rdA226293814
4thM25234312
5thA225212704
6thA206152003
7thB260142402
8thA296101200
9thB25581200
10thA20186602
11thB25004401
12thA20262200
13thA2071200
14thB21741100
15thB2581100
16thB2621200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2019

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2019: 117.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2019

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2019: 118.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2019, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years