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Gravesham road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 389 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1985, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 127 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1984 (395), and casualties rose from 497.

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

Collisions in 1985
389
Down 2% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
530
Up 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
8
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
127
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1985

2.1% of collisions in Gravesham in 1985 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.1%
  • Serious12733%
  • Slight25465%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious15329%
  • Slight36769%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1985 is highlighted, with 389, down 2% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (11%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (13%)
  • Thursday57 (15%)
  • Friday61 (16%)
  • Saturday68 (17%)
  • Sunday59 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.9%)
  • February21 (5.4%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April28 (7.2%)
  • May38 (9.8%)
  • June24 (6.2%)
  • July50 (13%)
  • August27 (6.9%)
  • September30 (7.7%)
  • October36 (9.3%)
  • November36 (9.3%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit85 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting44 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds305 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry254 (65%)
  • Wet or damp122 (31%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Snow5 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph259 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (3.3%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph73 (19%)
  • 70 mph39 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway297 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant285 (54%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist81 (15%)
  • Cyclist41 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant19 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1535 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20141 (27%)
  • 21 to 2586 (16%)
  • 26 to 3578 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (11%)
  • 46 to 5532 (6%)
  • 56 to 6524 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.2%)
  • Over 757 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider290 (55%)
  • Passenger150 (28%)
  • Pedestrian90 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car462 (68%)
  • Motorcycle93 (14%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes44 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Gravesham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 255 of them in 1985.

Collisions
256th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
233rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
201st
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1985

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1985: 66, including 2 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2266691218
2ndA24989216
3rdA2273548111
4thB261273007
5thB262131504
6thB217541002
7thB2604502
8thB20093300
9thA2611100
10thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1985

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1985: 155.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1985

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1985: 169.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1985, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1985.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years