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Gravesham road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 429 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1979, and 557 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 154 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 14,499 collisions in Gravesham.

Collisions in 1979
429
Casualties in 1979
557
Fatal collisions
4
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
154
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1979

0.9% of collisions in Gravesham in 1979 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious15436%
  • Slight27163%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious17932%
  • Slight37467%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1979 is highlighted, with 429.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (11%)
  • Thursday71 (17%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday73 (17%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5964 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5966 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.2%)
  • February23 (5.4%)
  • March29 (6.8%)
  • April34 (7.9%)
  • May35 (8.2%)
  • June41 (9.6%)
  • July42 (9.8%)
  • August33 (7.7%)
  • September34 (7.9%)
  • October45 (10%)
  • November50 (12%)
  • December32 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit96 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting37 (8.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds312 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other19 (4.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (64%)
  • Wet or damp132 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3%)
  • Snow9 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph298 (69%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph50 (12%)
  • 70 mph44 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway336 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road31 (7.2%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant221 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist145 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (18%)
  • Cyclist56 (10%)
  • Minibus occupant13 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1557 (10%)
  • 16 to 20156 (28%)
  • 21 to 2564 (11%)
  • 26 to 3566 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5552 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.7%)
  • Over 756 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider314 (56%)
  • Passenger145 (26%)
  • Pedestrian98 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (61%)
  • Motorcycle139 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle14 (1.9%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Gravesham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 233 of them in 1979.

Collisions
234th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
328th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
184th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1979

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1979: 93, including 38 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22693114038
2ndA2274866216
3rdA24069113
4thB262232608
5thB261161906
6thB21756903
7thB20095703
8thB2603803
9thM23601
10thA2251100
11thA2961100
12thB20611100
13thB2551101

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1979

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1979: 183.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1979

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1979: 174.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1979, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years