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Dartford road accidents in 2024: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 334 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2024, and 419 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 2023 (350), and casualties fell from 483.

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

Collisions in 2024
334
Down 5% on 2023
Casualties in 2024
419
Down 13% on 2023
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
22% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2024

0.9% of collisions in Dartford in 2024 were fatal and 22% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious7322%
  • Slight25877%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious7618%
  • Slight34081%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2024 is highlighted, with 334, down 5% on 2023.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2024
  • 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 2024

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (16%)
  • Tuesday49 (15%)
  • Wednesday53 (16%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday52 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (9.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (10%)
  • February19 (5.7%)
  • March27 (8.1%)
  • April25 (7.5%)
  • May25 (7.5%)
  • June27 (8.1%)
  • July31 (9.3%)
  • August21 (6.3%)
  • September25 (7.5%)
  • October32 (9.6%)
  • November41 (12%)
  • December27 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (25%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds272 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (76%)
  • Wet or damp72 (22%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph17 (5.1%)
  • 30 mph127 (38%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph36 (11%)
  • 60 mph24 (7.2%)
  • 70 mph91 (27%)

Type of road

  • Dual carriageway147 (44%)
  • Single carriageway140 (42%)
  • Roundabout31 (9.3%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2024

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant280 (67%)
  • Motorcyclist52 (12%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)
  • Cyclist16 (3.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 51 (0.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.2%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (10%)
  • 21 to 2535 (8.4%)
  • 26 to 3584 (20%)
  • 36 to 4585 (20%)
  • 46 to 5564 (15%)
  • 56 to 6544 (11%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider281 (67%)
  • Passenger94 (22%)
  • Pedestrian44 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car508 (74%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes50 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes26 (3.8%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2024

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2024 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 2024

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 90th most road collisions in 2024.

Collisions
90th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
96th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
165th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2024

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2024, with 29 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2024

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2024: 66, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2024
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26693215
2ndA282435018
3rdA226343805
4thA206232603
5thM25202905
6thB255162203
7thA296121504
8thB26091302
9thA201881000
10thA2258800
11thA20267700
12thB2625701
13thB21743400
14thB25003301
15thB2582201
16thA22601300
17thB2591101

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2024

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2024: 119.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2024

DA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2024: 128.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2024

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2024, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2024.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years