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Gravesham road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1980, and 505 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1979 (429), and casualties fell from 557.

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

Collisions in 1980
402
Down 6% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
505
Down 9% on 1979
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1980

1% of collisions in Gravesham in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious12130%
  • Slight27769%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious13827%
  • Slight36372%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1980 is highlighted, with 402, down 6% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 in 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday45 (11%)
  • Thursday47 (12%)
  • Friday57 (14%)
  • Saturday88 (22%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5939 (9.7%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5973 (18%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February33 (8.2%)
  • March34 (8.5%)
  • April25 (6.2%)
  • May40 (10%)
  • June29 (7.2%)
  • July38 (9.5%)
  • August32 (8%)
  • September34 (8.5%)
  • October33 (8.2%)
  • November44 (11%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight261 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting43 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds310 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other18 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry271 (67%)
  • Wet or damp123 (31%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph278 (69%)
  • 40 mph17 (4.2%)
  • 50 mph8 (2%)
  • 60 mph66 (16%)
  • 70 mph33 (8.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway335 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway42 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.7%)
  • Roundabout10 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant209 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist141 (28%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.9%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1025 (5%)
  • 11 to 1550 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20178 (35%)
  • 21 to 2564 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (14%)
  • 36 to 4539 (7.7%)
  • 46 to 5521 (4.2%)
  • 56 to 6518 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (60%)
  • Passenger113 (22%)
  • Pedestrian87 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car443 (63%)
  • Motorcycle145 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Gravesham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 247 of them in 1980.

Collisions
248th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
325th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
239th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1980

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1980: 75, including 1 fatal and 23 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267595123
2ndA2274257115
3rdA2354929
4thB261202103
5thB262192603
6thB20095502
7thB2605701
8thB21752401
9thB20971101

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1980

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1980: 174.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1980

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1980: 179.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1980, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1980.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years