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Gravesham road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 303 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1997, and 378 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 36 were serious.

Collisions were down 20% on 1996 (377), and casualties fell from 486.

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

Collisions in 1997
303
Down 20% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
378
Down 22% on 1996
Fatal collisions
5
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
36
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1997

1.7% of collisions in Gravesham in 1997 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.7%
  • Serious3612%
  • Slight26286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.9%
  • Serious3910%
  • Slight33288%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1997 is highlighted, with 303, down 20% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (17%)
  • Tuesday44 (15%)
  • Wednesday44 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (17%)
  • Friday37 (12%)
  • Saturday44 (15%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5951 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5970 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5954 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (8.3%)
  • February32 (11%)
  • March22 (7.3%)
  • April22 (7.3%)
  • May28 (9.2%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July35 (12%)
  • August18 (5.9%)
  • September28 (9.2%)
  • October17 (5.6%)
  • November22 (7.3%)
  • December22 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight224 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds231 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry202 (67%)
  • Wet or damp91 (30%)
  • Snow6 (2%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph208 (69%)
  • 40 mph25 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph15 (5%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph42 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant232 (61%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist33 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist29 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1527 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 2058 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (15%)
  • 26 to 3578 (21%)
  • 36 to 4549 (13%)
  • 46 to 5535 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7514 (3.7%)
  • Over 757 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider226 (60%)
  • Passenger93 (25%)
  • Pedestrian59 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car429 (77%)
  • Motorcycle31 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach12 (2.2%)
  • Minibus5 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 351 areas in 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 301 of them in 1997.

Collisions
302nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
314th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1997

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1997: 62, including 1 fatal and 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226628314
2ndA2597935
3rdA227354105
4thB261182102
5thB262151902
6thB21752201
7thB2601101
8thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1997

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1997: 138.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1997

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1997: 127.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1997, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years