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Gravesham road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1989, and 434 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 23% on 1988 (269), and casualties rose from 338.

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

Collisions in 1989
331
Up 23% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
434
Up 28% on 1988
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Gravesham in 1989 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight26480%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.8%
  • Serious6916%
  • Slight35782%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1989 is highlighted, with 331, up 23% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday33 (10%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday41 (12%)
  • Friday63 (19%)
  • Saturday56 (17%)
  • Sunday48 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5935 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (9.1%)
  • February28 (8.5%)
  • March28 (8.5%)
  • April24 (7.3%)
  • May19 (5.7%)
  • June28 (8.5%)
  • July35 (11%)
  • August23 (6.9%)
  • September27 (8.2%)
  • October24 (7.3%)
  • November32 (9.7%)
  • December33 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight227 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds248 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (16%)
  • Fog or mist11 (3.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other16 (4.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry216 (65%)
  • Wet or damp112 (34%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (63%)
  • 40 mph26 (7.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph64 (19%)
  • 70 mph24 (7.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.9%)
  • Roundabout9 (2.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant235 (54%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Cyclist26 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.1%)
  • 11 to 1521 (4.8%)
  • 16 to 20112 (26%)
  • 21 to 2570 (16%)
  • 26 to 3561 (14%)
  • 36 to 4541 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5529 (6.7%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.1%)
  • 66 to 757 (1.6%)
  • Over 7512 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (57%)
  • Passenger110 (25%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (69%)
  • Motorcycle73 (12%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (4%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 299 of them in 1989.

Collisions
300th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
305th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
264th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
313th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1989

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1989: 86, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22686111212
2ndA2396338
3rdA227314009
4thB261222403
5thB262131711
6thB21752401
7thB2602410

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1989

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1989: 160.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1989

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1989: 147.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1989, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years