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Gravesham road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 327 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1991, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 1990 (352), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 1991
327
Down 7% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
432
Down 6% on 1990
Fatal collisions
9
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1991

2.8% of collisions in Gravesham in 1991 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92.8%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight25879%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal92.1%
  • Serious6415%
  • Slight35983%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1991 is highlighted, with 327, down 7% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (17%)
  • Tuesday38 (12%)
  • Wednesday41 (13%)
  • Thursday40 (12%)
  • Friday55 (17%)
  • Saturday52 (16%)
  • Sunday45 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (5.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5944 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5940 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5958 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (10%)
  • February23 (7%)
  • March17 (5.2%)
  • April28 (8.6%)
  • May23 (7%)
  • June37 (11%)
  • July28 (8.6%)
  • August28 (8.6%)
  • September23 (7%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November31 (9.5%)
  • December20 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight232 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (7.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (4.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds228 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds78 (24%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (2.1%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Other8 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (65%)
  • Wet or damp99 (30%)
  • Frost or ice11 (3.4%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph222 (68%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph46 (14%)
  • 70 mph23 (7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway266 (81%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant238 (55%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (16%)
  • Cyclist24 (5.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1525 (5.8%)
  • 16 to 20105 (24%)
  • 21 to 2563 (15%)
  • 26 to 3580 (19%)
  • 36 to 4550 (12%)
  • 46 to 5526 (6%)
  • 56 to 6521 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider250 (58%)
  • Passenger108 (25%)
  • Pedestrian74 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car438 (74%)
  • Motorcycle65 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 1991.

Collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
285th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
270th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1991

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1991: 73, including 3 fatal and 22 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2267393322
2ndA227405125
3rdA2334708
4thB261213212
5thB262182101
6thB21757701
7thB2602300
8thM21200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1991

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1991: 145.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1991

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1991: 136.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1991, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1991.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years