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Gravesham road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 352 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1990, and 458 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 63 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1989 (331), and casualties rose from 434.

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

Collisions in 1990
352
Up 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
458
Up 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
5
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
63
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1990

1.4% of collisions in Gravesham in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.4%
  • Serious6318%
  • Slight28481%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious6915%
  • Slight38484%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1990 is highlighted, with 352, up 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (13%)
  • Thursday49 (14%)
  • Friday49 (14%)
  • Saturday56 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5945 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (7.4%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March17 (4.8%)
  • April28 (8%)
  • May33 (9.4%)
  • June30 (8.5%)
  • July39 (11%)
  • August39 (11%)
  • September33 (9.4%)
  • October30 (8.5%)
  • November28 (8%)
  • December23 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight244 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit62 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting29 (8.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit17 (4.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds283 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds56 (16%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry269 (76%)
  • Wet or damp78 (22%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph232 (66%)
  • 40 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph48 (14%)
  • 70 mph40 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway267 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (16%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (55%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (12%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.6%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1031 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.3%)
  • 16 to 20103 (22%)
  • 21 to 2579 (17%)
  • 26 to 3570 (15%)
  • 36 to 4544 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5%)
  • 56 to 6528 (6.1%)
  • 66 to 7521 (4.6%)
  • Over 759 (2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (51%)
  • Passenger146 (32%)
  • Pedestrian78 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car466 (73%)
  • Motorcycle65 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.4%)
  • Minibus7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 289 of them in 1990.

Collisions
290th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
291st
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
293rd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1990

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1990: 71, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226718729
2ndA25991110
3rdA227344508
4thB261232814
5thB262121502
6thM251202
7thB2603401
8thB21752200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1990

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1990: 169.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1990

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1990: 155.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1990, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years