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Dartford road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 311 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2021, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 2020 (268), and casualties rose from 374.

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

Collisions in 2021
311
Up 16% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
419
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2021

1% of collisions in Dartford in 2021 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4615%
  • Slight26284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5012%
  • Slight36687%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2021 is highlighted, with 311, up 16% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday42 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday51 (16%)
  • Friday58 (19%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday25 (8%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5952 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5942 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (3.9%)
  • February13 (4.2%)
  • March23 (7.4%)
  • April26 (8.4%)
  • May33 (11%)
  • June26 (8.4%)
  • July30 (9.6%)
  • August20 (6.4%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October32 (10%)
  • November36 (12%)
  • December28 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit46 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (3.2%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds270 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (6.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (84%)
  • Wet or damp46 (15%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (4.8%)
  • 30 mph144 (46%)
  • 40 mph41 (13%)
  • 50 mph36 (12%)
  • 60 mph16 (5.1%)
  • 70 mph59 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway142 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway118 (38%)
  • Roundabout29 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (6.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (67%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (6.9%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2030 (7.2%)
  • 21 to 2541 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 35104 (25%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (12%)
  • 56 to 6536 (8.6%)
  • 66 to 7524 (5.7%)
  • Over 759 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded28 (6.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider272 (65%)
  • Passenger97 (23%)
  • Pedestrian50 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car452 (73%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 104th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
104th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
98th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
191st
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2021

Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2021, with 35 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2021

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2021: 46, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2466615
2ndA2264158010
3rdA282365404
4thM25223002
5thA225182612
6thA206151801
7thA29691101
8thA201881201
9thB26081103
10thA20266602
11thB21745501
12thB25005511
13thB2555701
14thA2071100
15thB2581400

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2021

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2021: 135.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2021

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2021: 126.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years