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Gravesham road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1984, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1983 (385), and casualties rose from 481.

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

Collisions in 1984
395
Up 3% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
497
Up 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
9
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
31% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1984

2.3% of collisions in Gravesham in 1984 were fatal and 31% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.3%
  • Serious12131%
  • Slight26567%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious14128%
  • Slight34770%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1984 is highlighted, with 395, up 3% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (12%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday66 (17%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday51 (13%)
  • Sunday50 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (9.1%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59105 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (8.6%)
  • February19 (4.8%)
  • March20 (5.1%)
  • April28 (7.1%)
  • May36 (9.1%)
  • June42 (11%)
  • July26 (6.6%)
  • August37 (9.4%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December41 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight274 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit83 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds302 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds84 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry251 (64%)
  • Wet or damp140 (35%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (69%)
  • 40 mph20 (5.1%)
  • 50 mph4 (1%)
  • 60 mph61 (15%)
  • 70 mph37 (9.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway307 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant224 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist114 (23%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)
  • Cyclist58 (12%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20137 (28%)
  • 21 to 2569 (14%)
  • 26 to 3579 (16%)
  • 36 to 4549 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5528 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider311 (63%)
  • Passenger109 (22%)
  • Pedestrian77 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car479 (66%)
  • Motorcycle117 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle62 (8.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes36 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 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 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 258 of them in 1984.

Collisions
259th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
268th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
222nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1984

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1984: 85, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22685104425
2ndA227426338
3rdA23956115
4thB261222809
5thB262141806
6thB20095600
7thB21754400
8thB2602302
9thB2161200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1984

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1984: 186.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1984

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1984: 167.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1984, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1984.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years