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Gravesham road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1982, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1981 (380), and casualties fell from 532.

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

Collisions in 1982
404
Up 6% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
528
Down 1% on 1981
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
34% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1982

1.7% of collisions in Gravesham in 1982 were fatal and 34% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious13634%
  • Slight26165%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious15529%
  • Slight36669%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1982 is highlighted, with 404, up 6% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday50 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (14%)
  • Thursday56 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday69 (17%)
  • Sunday62 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (9.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5972 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (16%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (6.4%)
  • February27 (6.7%)
  • March40 (9.9%)
  • April32 (7.9%)
  • May34 (8.4%)
  • June34 (8.4%)
  • July34 (8.4%)
  • August35 (8.7%)
  • September29 (7.2%)
  • October42 (10%)
  • November33 (8.2%)
  • December38 (9.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight276 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit91 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds326 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (68%)
  • Wet or damp121 (30%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph257 (64%)
  • 40 mph23 (5.7%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph74 (18%)
  • 70 mph46 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (15%)
  • Roundabout20 (5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist144 (27%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)
  • Cyclist38 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3%)
  • 11 to 1533 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20179 (34%)
  • 21 to 2559 (11%)
  • 26 to 3595 (18%)
  • 36 to 4540 (7.6%)
  • 46 to 5533 (6.3%)
  • 56 to 6534 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.8%)
  • Over 759 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider323 (61%)
  • Passenger134 (25%)
  • Pedestrian71 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car450 (63%)
  • Motorcycle145 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 in Gravesham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 349 areas in 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 259 of them in 1982.

Collisions
260th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
264th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
290th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1982

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1982: 71, including 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267185026
2ndA24468211
3rdA2274357011
4thB2612939012
5thB262141507
6thB20095602
7thB21754501
8thB2604602
9thM24512

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1982

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1982: 158.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1982

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1982: 177.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1982, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1982.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years