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Gravesham road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1987, and 464 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1986 (353), and casualties fell from 474.

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

Collisions in 1987
352
Level with 1986
Casualties in 1987
464
Down 2% on 1986
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
29% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1987

2.3% of collisions in Gravesham in 1987 were fatal and 29% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious10229%
  • Slight24269%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.9%
  • Serious11324%
  • Slight34274%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1987 is highlighted, with 352, level with 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (14%)
  • Wednesday40 (11%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (17%)
  • Sunday54 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5949 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5959 (17%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (19%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6%)
  • February22 (6.3%)
  • March22 (6.3%)
  • April27 (7.7%)
  • May33 (9.4%)
  • June35 (9.9%)
  • July31 (8.8%)
  • August40 (11%)
  • September37 (11%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November26 (7.4%)
  • December25 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting31 (8.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry229 (65%)
  • Wet or damp114 (32%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.7%)
  • Snow3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph219 (62%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (4%)
  • 60 mph73 (21%)
  • 70 mph24 (6.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway270 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant247 (53%)
  • Pedestrian74 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist66 (14%)
  • Cyclist38 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1019 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1528 (6%)
  • 16 to 20130 (28%)
  • 21 to 2568 (15%)
  • 26 to 3574 (16%)
  • 36 to 4543 (9.3%)
  • 46 to 5547 (10%)
  • 56 to 6527 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.4%)
  • Over 757 (1.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider276 (59%)
  • Passenger114 (25%)
  • Pedestrian74 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car430 (68%)
  • Motorcycle67 (11%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (7.4%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 1987.

Collisions
265th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
274th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
230th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
218th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1987

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1987: 78, including 1 fatal and 17 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22678111117
2ndA23747310
3rdA227344617
4thB261151804
5thB262111402
6thB200981204
7thB21754712
8thA2561101
9thB2591201
10thB2601100
11thB2661100
12thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1987

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1987: 158.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1987

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1987: 144.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1987, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1987.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years