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Gravesham road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 1999, and 488 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1998 (336), and casualties rose from 432.

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

Collisions in 1999
350
Up 4% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
488
Up 13% on 1998
Fatal collisions
6
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 1999

1.7% of collisions in Gravesham in 1999 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.7%
  • Serious4513%
  • Slight29985%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious479.6%
  • Slight43589%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 1999 is highlighted, with 350, up 4% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (15%)
  • Tuesday51 (15%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday45 (13%)
  • Friday63 (18%)
  • Saturday48 (14%)
  • Sunday35 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (7.7%)
  • February23 (6.6%)
  • March31 (8.9%)
  • April30 (8.6%)
  • May26 (7.4%)
  • June26 (7.4%)
  • July22 (6.3%)
  • August32 (9.1%)
  • September31 (8.9%)
  • October33 (9.4%)
  • November30 (8.6%)
  • December39 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight249 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit73 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (3.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds271 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (17%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other11 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry236 (67%)
  • Wet or damp111 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.9%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph210 (60%)
  • 40 mph32 (9.1%)
  • 50 mph7 (2%)
  • 60 mph21 (6%)
  • 70 mph80 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway231 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway94 (27%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout7 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant327 (67%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist43 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist28 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1026 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1548 (9.8%)
  • 16 to 2083 (17%)
  • 21 to 2548 (9.8%)
  • 26 to 3592 (19%)
  • 36 to 4561 (13%)
  • 46 to 5540 (8.2%)
  • 56 to 6531 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7522 (4.5%)
  • Over 756 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider285 (58%)
  • Passenger140 (29%)
  • Pedestrian63 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car534 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 in Gravesham

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Slight

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 271 of them in 1999.

Collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
269th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 1999

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 1999: 88, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA288136011
2ndA2266181012
3rdA227283724
4thB261223102
5thB262111310
6thB21754500
7thB2603601
8thA2892200
9thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 1999

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 1999: 135.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 1999

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 1999: 165.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 1999, 1 was fatal and none were serious. The last was on 31 December 1999.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years