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Gravesham road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 336 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1998, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1997 (303), and casualties rose from 378.

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

Collisions in 1998
336
Up 11% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
432
Up 14% on 1997
Fatal collisions
6
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1998

1.8% of collisions in Gravesham in 1998 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.8%
  • Serious3711%
  • Slight29387%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious388.8%
  • Slight38890%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1998 is highlighted, with 336, up 11% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday42 (13%)
  • Thursday59 (18%)
  • Friday67 (20%)
  • Saturday44 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5939 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5989 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January45 (13%)
  • February21 (6.3%)
  • March30 (8.9%)
  • April23 (6.8%)
  • May31 (9.2%)
  • June31 (9.2%)
  • July19 (5.7%)
  • August22 (6.5%)
  • September25 (7.4%)
  • October36 (11%)
  • November24 (7.1%)
  • December29 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (21%)
  • Dark, no street lighting17 (5.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds266 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (17%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Other6 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry235 (70%)
  • Wet or damp98 (29%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph238 (71%)
  • 40 mph38 (11%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.2%)
  • 60 mph19 (5.7%)
  • 70 mph27 (8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway37 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (6.8%)
  • Roundabout14 (4.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant274 (63%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (8.6%)
  • Cyclist30 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1026 (6%)
  • 11 to 1520 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (12%)
  • 21 to 2550 (12%)
  • 26 to 3582 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (15%)
  • 46 to 5552 (12%)
  • 56 to 6525 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4.6%)
  • Over 7517 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider263 (61%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian76 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car496 (80%)
  • Motorcycle37 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes19 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1%)
  • 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 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 285 of them in 1998.

Collisions
286th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
297th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
199th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1998

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1998: 67, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226679226
2ndA2455814
3rdA227304706
4thB261212801
5thB262202311
6thB2601400
7thM21200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1998

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1998: 150.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1998

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1998: 150.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1998, 2 were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1998.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years