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Dartford road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 292 road traffic collisions in Dartford in 2025, and 398 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2024 (334), and casualties fell from 419.

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

Collisions in 2025
292
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
398
Down 5% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Dartford in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Dartford in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.3% and 16% in Dartford from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious6623%
  • Slight22477%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7118%
  • Slight32582%

Dartford road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Dartford, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 2000. 2025 is highlighted, with 292, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (15%)
  • Tuesday35 (12%)
  • Wednesday38 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (14%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (2.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5930 (10%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5978 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5926 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.6%)
  • February18 (6.2%)
  • March18 (6.2%)
  • April32 (11%)
  • May34 (12%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July27 (9.2%)
  • August24 (8.2%)
  • September23 (7.9%)
  • October25 (8.6%)
  • November19 (6.5%)
  • December22 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight214 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds253 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other4 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry222 (76%)
  • Wet or damp67 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 30 mph124 (42%)
  • 40 mph41 (14%)
  • 50 mph27 (9.2%)
  • 60 mph31 (11%)
  • 70 mph61 (21%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway136 (47%)
  • Dual carriageway121 (41%)
  • Roundabout20 (6.8%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Dartford in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (12%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (4.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 1514 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2024 (6%)
  • 21 to 2558 (15%)
  • 26 to 3571 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (18%)
  • 46 to 5555 (14%)
  • 56 to 6542 (11%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.5%)
  • Over 7514 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider257 (65%)
  • Passenger103 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car401 (69%)
  • Motorcycle48 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (8.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)6 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Dartford in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Dartford had the 112th most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
112th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
107th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
143rd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Dartford in 2025

Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Dartford in 2025, with 32 collisions, 8 of them serious.

Roads in Dartford with the most crashes in 2025

The A2 had the most collisions in Dartford in 2025: 45, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Dartford, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA24571012
2ndA282355108
3rdA226293409
4thA206192100
5thM25162804
6thB260131602
7thB255122300
8thA225111501
9thA296101101
10thA20187801
11thB250071001
12thB21745503
13thA20263302
14thA22602201
15thB2582200
16thB2622200

Towns in Dartford: crashes in 2025

Dartford itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2025: 110.

Postcode districts in Dartford: crashes in 2025

DA1 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Dartford in 2025: 113.

Latest crashes in Dartford in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Dartford in 2025, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Dartford road accidents in other years