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Dartford road accidents in 2023: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2023, and 483 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 59 were serious.

Collisions were up 17% on 2022 (299), and casualties rose from 393.

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

Collisions in 2023
350
Up 17% on 2022
Casualties in 2023
483
Up 23% on 2022
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
59
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2023

None of the collisions in Dartford in 2023 were fatal and 17% were serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious5917%
  • Slight29183%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious6012%
  • Slight42388%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2023 is highlighted, with 350, up 17% on 2022.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2023
  • 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 2023

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (12%)
  • Thursday39 (11%)
  • Friday66 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday58 (17%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5917 (4.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5995 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.6%)
  • February18 (5.1%)
  • March26 (7.4%)
  • April26 (7.4%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June32 (9.1%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August29 (8.3%)
  • September27 (7.7%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November39 (11%)
  • December30 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight245 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (2.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds286 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry262 (75%)
  • Wet or damp86 (25%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph9 (2.6%)
  • 30 mph142 (41%)
  • 40 mph66 (19%)
  • 50 mph33 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph26 (7.4%)
  • 70 mph74 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway161 (46%)
  • Dual carriageway134 (38%)
  • Roundabout36 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2023

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant345 (71%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (10%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (3.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 109 (1.9%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2050 (10%)
  • 21 to 2543 (8.9%)
  • 26 to 3590 (19%)
  • 36 to 4589 (18%)
  • 46 to 5571 (15%)
  • 56 to 6550 (10%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.1%)
  • Over 759 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded18 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider321 (66%)
  • Passenger120 (25%)
  • Pedestrian42 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car550 (77%)
  • Motorcycle53 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.5%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown11 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.1%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2023

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2023 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 2023

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 90th most road collisions in 2023.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
83rd
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 26 other areas
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2023

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area and Town, Dartford, DA1 1BF area were among the busiest accident hotspots in Dartford in 2023, with 36 collisions each.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2023

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2023: 55, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2023
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2557409
2ndA282416703
3rdA225274007
4thA226273307
5thM25223604
6thB255162300
7thA206141703
8thB260132101
9thA2018121403
10thA296121502
11thA20265702
12thB21744600
13thA22602200
14thB2622401
15thB25001200
16thM21100

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2023

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2023: 141.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2023

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2023: 130.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2023

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2023, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2023.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years