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Gravesham road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 380 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1981, and 532 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 138 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1980 (402), and casualties rose from 505.

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

Collisions in 1981
380
Down 5% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
532
Up 5% on 1980
Fatal collisions
7
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
138
36% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1981

1.8% of collisions in Gravesham in 1981 were fatal and 36% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.8%
  • Serious13836%
  • Slight23562%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious16932%
  • Slight35567%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1981 is highlighted, with 380, down 5% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (12%)
  • Tuesday53 (14%)
  • Wednesday50 (13%)
  • Thursday45 (12%)
  • Friday62 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (21%)
  • Sunday45 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (21%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5952 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January22 (5.8%)
  • February30 (7.9%)
  • March27 (7.1%)
  • April33 (8.7%)
  • May34 (8.9%)
  • June35 (9.2%)
  • July28 (7.4%)
  • August23 (6.1%)
  • September40 (11%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November33 (8.7%)
  • December34 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds51 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds11 (2.9%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.8%)
  • Other15 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry246 (65%)
  • Wet or damp119 (31%)
  • Frost or ice13 (3.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph253 (67%)
  • 40 mph23 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph56 (15%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (79%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant198 (37%)
  • Motorcyclist148 (28%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)
  • Bus or coach occupant44 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1531 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20188 (35%)
  • 21 to 2549 (9.2%)
  • 26 to 3582 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6541 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 755 (0.9%)
  • Over 751 (0.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider296 (56%)
  • Passenger159 (30%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car407 (61%)
  • Motorcycle145 (22%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Gravesham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 1981.

Collisions
266th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
251st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
276th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
196th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1981

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1981: 74, including 2 fatal and 33 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22674117233
2ndA23857113
3rdA227375329
4thB2612238013
5thB262121506
6thB20097802
7thB2603401
8thB21752202
9thB2261101
10thB2411100
11thM21200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1981

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1981: 148.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1981

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1981: 162.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1981, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years