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Dartford road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2020, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2019 (322), and casualties fell from 446.

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

Collisions in 2020
268
Down 17% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
374
Down 16% on 2019
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2020

0.4% of collisions in Dartford in 2020 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4718%
  • Slight22082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious5013%
  • Slight32386%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2020 is highlighted, with 268, down 17% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday34 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (16%)
  • Wednesday33 (12%)
  • Thursday43 (16%)
  • Friday52 (19%)
  • Saturday35 (13%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5952 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5933 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January24 (9%)
  • February33 (12%)
  • March14 (5.2%)
  • April11 (4.1%)
  • May13 (4.9%)
  • June27 (10%)
  • July20 (7.5%)
  • August23 (8.6%)
  • September24 (9%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November23 (8.6%)
  • December20 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight180 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (24%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown11 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds202 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (16%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.6%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.2%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry177 (66%)
  • Wet or damp90 (34%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 30 mph131 (49%)
  • 40 mph26 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph28 (10%)
  • 60 mph20 (7.5%)
  • 70 mph57 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway139 (52%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (37%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (74%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.2%)
  • Motorcyclist25 (6.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant13 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.5%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 106 (1.6%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.7%)
  • 16 to 2045 (12%)
  • 21 to 2541 (11%)
  • 26 to 3596 (26%)
  • 36 to 4562 (17%)
  • 46 to 5549 (13%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.4%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider255 (68%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian27 (7.2%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car383 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 108th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
108th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
97th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
150th
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2020

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2020, with 27 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2020

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2020: 43, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2436815
2ndA226323907
3rdA282325004
4thM25192503
5thA225111702
6thB260111601
7thA29691100
8thB25591301
9thA20186700
10thA2065901
11thB21745701
12thB2625801
13thB25003301
14thA20262201
15thA22601100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2020

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2020: 99.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2020

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2020: 97.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 27 December 2020.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years