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Gravesham road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 14,499 road traffic collisions in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025, and 19,152 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 202 were fatal and 2,644 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 173 collisions, down 13% on 2024 (198), and casualties fell from 269 to 227.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
14,499
95th lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
19,152
1.32 per collision
Fatal collisions
202
1.4% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
173
Down 13% on 2024

Crash severity in Gravesham

1.4% of collisions in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2021.4%
  • Serious2,64418%
  • Slight11,65380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2171.1%
  • Serious3,04916%
  • Slight15,88683%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. In 2025 there were 173, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 173
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025173227
2024198269
2023211269
2022211270
2021237297
2020199265
2019255352
2018266359
2017268362
2016345458
2015269352
2014290371
2013289385
2012272362
2011275361
2010240338
2009281374
2008286376
2007296383
2006281380
2005300392
2004301383
2003310399
2002317432
2001351472
2000331437
1999350488
1998336432
1997303378
1996377486
1995324423
1994318430
1993329520
1992342440
1991327432
1990352458
1989331434
1988269338
1987352464
1986353474
1985389530
1984395497
1983385481
1982404528
1981380532
1980402505
1979429557

When and where crashes happen in Gravesham

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,033 (14%)
  • Tuesday1,991 (14%)
  • Wednesday2,086 (14%)
  • Thursday2,120 (15%)
  • Friday2,352 (16%)
  • Saturday2,181 (15%)
  • Sunday1,736 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59598 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59354 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:591,977 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:591,806 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:592,360 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:593,495 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,424 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,485 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,214 (8.4%)
  • February1,033 (7.1%)
  • March1,162 (8%)
  • April1,070 (7.4%)
  • May1,243 (8.6%)
  • June1,199 (8.3%)
  • July1,296 (8.9%)
  • August1,153 (8%)
  • September1,273 (8.8%)
  • October1,354 (9.3%)
  • November1,275 (8.8%)
  • December1,227 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight10,277 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit3,016 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting837 (5.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit232 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown136 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds11,373 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,031 (14%)
  • Fog or mist118 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds109 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds104 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds91 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds9 (0.1%)
  • Other354 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded310 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry10,053 (69%)
  • Wet or damp4,123 (28%)
  • Frost or ice222 (1.5%)
  • Snow77 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep11 (0.1%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (under 0.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph51 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph9,630 (66%)
  • 40 mph1,091 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph436 (3%)
  • 60 mph1,338 (9.2%)
  • 70 mph1,953 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway10,508 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway2,509 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road813 (5.6%)
  • Roundabout546 (3.8%)
  • Not recorded123 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Gravesham

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant11,241 (59%)
  • Pedestrian2,911 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist2,450 (13%)
  • Cyclist1,278 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant412 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant388 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)155 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant125 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant108 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant53 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded15 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5441 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 10825 (4.3%)
  • 11 to 151,292 (6.7%)
  • 16 to 203,757 (20%)
  • 21 to 252,433 (13%)
  • 26 to 353,464 (18%)
  • 36 to 452,413 (13%)
  • 46 to 551,714 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 651,211 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 75670 (3.5%)
  • Over 75444 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded488 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider11,364 (59%)
  • Passenger4,877 (25%)
  • Pedestrian2,911 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car19,772 (74%)
  • Motorcycle2,509 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle1,326 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,231 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes833 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach472 (1.8%)
  • Other vehicle254 (1%)
  • Minibus94 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car82 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown35 (0.1%)
  • Other42 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded25 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Gravesham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gravesham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had the 95th fewest road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
95th
lowest of 351 areas
Casualties
95th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
58th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
79th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
254thNuneaton and Bedworth14,59318,6232343,019
255thWatford14,58719,2201262,709
256thErewash14,51318,6622412,361
257thGravesham (this area)14,49919,1522022,644
258thWyre14,48619,7902833,172
259thBroxtowe14,48419,0782142,982
260thNorth Ayrshire14,45419,6903443,911

Accident hotspots in Gravesham

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area is the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham, with 1,122 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 7 of them fatal.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025: 2,573, including 42 fatal and 496 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2262,5733,34442496
2ndA22,2403,40049356
3rdA2271,3971,94628260
4thB2617459715126
5thB262574715594
6thB2175228317642
7thM293141413
8thA28986116214
9thB26066102320
10thB20095270115
11thA2260202303
12thB20003501
13thB20752300
14thB2162300
15thB2262202
16thA11101
17thA201100
18thA2251100
19thA2281100
20thA2561101

Towns in Gravesham

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025: 6,116.

Postcode districts in Gravesham

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025: 6,035.

Latest crashes in Gravesham

Of the latest 24 crashes in Gravesham, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 28 December 2025.

Severity