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Gravesham road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1988, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 65 were serious.

Collisions were down 24% on 1987 (352), and casualties fell from 464.

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

Collisions in 1988
269
Down 24% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
338
Down 27% on 1987
Fatal collisions
9
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
65
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1988

3.3% of collisions in Gravesham in 1988 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal93.3%
  • Serious6524%
  • Slight19572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal103%
  • Serious8024%
  • Slight24873%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1988 is highlighted, with 269, down 24% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (15%)
  • Wednesday40 (15%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday45 (17%)
  • Saturday38 (14%)
  • Sunday29 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5943 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (8.9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5929 (11%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8.6%)
  • February20 (7.4%)
  • March27 (10%)
  • April21 (7.8%)
  • May28 (10%)
  • June15 (5.6%)
  • July29 (11%)
  • August20 (7.4%)
  • September18 (6.7%)
  • October24 (8.9%)
  • November28 (10%)
  • December16 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight177 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit63 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (8.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (14%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.5%)
  • Other8 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry186 (69%)
  • Wet or damp80 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph164 (61%)
  • 40 mph26 (9.7%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph50 (19%)
  • 70 mph27 (10%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway222 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout3 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant178 (53%)
  • Pedestrian61 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (17%)
  • Cyclist26 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1019 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1528 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2078 (23%)
  • 21 to 2557 (17%)
  • 26 to 3549 (14%)
  • 36 to 4533 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5521 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6516 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.7%)
  • Over 757 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider191 (57%)
  • Passenger86 (25%)
  • Pedestrian61 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car324 (69%)
  • Motorcycle58 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (6.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes13 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Gravesham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 325 of them in 1988.

Collisions
326th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
330th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
297th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1988

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1988: 55, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2265573015
2ndA2384939
3rdA227365238
4thB262182006
5thB2619902
6thB21754400
7thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1988

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1988: 116.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1988

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1988: 116.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1988, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 24 December 1988.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years