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Gravesham road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 385 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1983, and 481 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 109 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1982 (404), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 1983
385
Down 5% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
481
Down 9% on 1982
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
109
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1983

2.1% of collisions in Gravesham in 1983 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious10928%
  • Slight26870%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.7%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight34973%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1983 is highlighted, with 385, down 5% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (14%)
  • Tuesday42 (11%)
  • Wednesday41 (11%)
  • Thursday58 (15%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday75 (19%)
  • Sunday57 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (5.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5950 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5957 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (8.3%)
  • February25 (6.5%)
  • March33 (8.6%)
  • April41 (11%)
  • May32 (8.3%)
  • June24 (6.2%)
  • July31 (8.1%)
  • August30 (7.8%)
  • September35 (9.1%)
  • October32 (8.3%)
  • November26 (6.8%)
  • December44 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight272 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (9.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds314 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds46 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other14 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry278 (72%)
  • Wet or damp99 (26%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph251 (65%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph67 (17%)
  • 70 mph40 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway311 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway50 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant195 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist118 (25%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)
  • Cyclist48 (10%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1028 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.5%)
  • 16 to 20140 (29%)
  • 21 to 2549 (10%)
  • 26 to 3576 (16%)
  • 36 to 4550 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6537 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.3%)
  • Over 755 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (57%)
  • Passenger130 (27%)
  • Pedestrian75 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car416 (62%)
  • Motorcycle119 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach17 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Gravesham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 257 of them in 1983.

Collisions
258th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
267th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
244th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
228th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1983

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1983: 73, including 4 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267385418
2ndA24785111
3rdA2273444015
4thB261202005
5thB262111303
6thB200971111
7thB2603401
8thB21752201
9thA22601101
10thB2261101
11thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1983

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1983: 177.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1983

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1983: 180.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1983, none were fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years