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Gravesham road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 353 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1986, and 474 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were down 9% on 1985 (389), and casualties fell from 530.

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

Collisions in 1986
353
Down 9% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
474
Down 11% on 1985
Fatal collisions
9
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1986

2.5% of collisions in Gravesham in 1986 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.5%
  • Serious10028%
  • Slight24469%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal102.1%
  • Serious12426%
  • Slight34072%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1986 is highlighted, with 353, down 9% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (9.1%)
  • Tuesday45 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (16%)
  • Thursday53 (15%)
  • Friday59 (17%)
  • Saturday67 (19%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5931 (8.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5985 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (8.5%)
  • February15 (4.2%)
  • March36 (10%)
  • April21 (5.9%)
  • May32 (9.1%)
  • June29 (8.2%)
  • July30 (8.5%)
  • August29 (8.2%)
  • September29 (8.2%)
  • October34 (9.6%)
  • November34 (9.6%)
  • December34 (9.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight230 (65%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds269 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds62 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry212 (60%)
  • Wet or damp125 (35%)
  • Frost or ice12 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph224 (63%)
  • 40 mph24 (6.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.4%)
  • 60 mph63 (18%)
  • 70 mph30 (8.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway272 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant249 (53%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (16%)
  • Pedestrian74 (16%)
  • Cyclist45 (9.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1540 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 20123 (26%)
  • 21 to 2563 (13%)
  • 26 to 3572 (15%)
  • 36 to 4559 (12%)
  • 46 to 5533 (7%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7516 (3.4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (58%)
  • Passenger124 (26%)
  • Pedestrian74 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car415 (68%)
  • Motorcycle82 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Gravesham ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 1986.

Collisions
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
277th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1986

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1986: 83, including 4 fatal and 25 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22683113425
2ndA23761212
3rdA227313707
4thB2612332010
5thB262172114
6thB200971201
7thA2621100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1986

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1986: 134.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1986

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1986: 138.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1986, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years