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Gravesham road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 331 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2000, and 437 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1999 (350), and casualties fell from 488.

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

Collisions in 2000
331
Down 5% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
437
Down 10% on 1999
Fatal collisions
4
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2000

1.2% of collisions in Gravesham in 2000 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.2%
  • Serious4614%
  • Slight28185%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.9%
  • Serious5412%
  • Slight37987%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2000 is highlighted, with 331, down 5% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (17%)
  • Thursday53 (16%)
  • Friday54 (16%)
  • Saturday45 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (9.1%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:593 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (11%)
  • February14 (4.2%)
  • March26 (7.9%)
  • April27 (8.2%)
  • May35 (11%)
  • June30 (9.1%)
  • July30 (9.1%)
  • August22 (6.6%)
  • September29 (8.8%)
  • October16 (4.8%)
  • November40 (12%)
  • December24 (7.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight247 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds247 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (20%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry198 (60%)
  • Wet or damp123 (37%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph221 (67%)
  • 40 mph29 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.8%)
  • 60 mph20 (6%)
  • 70 mph55 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway230 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway70 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (5.4%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant282 (65%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8%)
  • Cyclist18 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1017 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1537 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 2060 (14%)
  • 21 to 2545 (10%)
  • 26 to 3588 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (13%)
  • 46 to 5534 (7.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7513 (3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded30 (6.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider248 (57%)
  • Passenger110 (25%)
  • Pedestrian79 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car492 (82%)
  • Motorcycle33 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes18 (3%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2000

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2000 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 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 276 of them in 2000.

Collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
289th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
254th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
275th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2000

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2000: 59, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226597407
2ndA2588218
3rdA227344706
4thB262252800
5thB261142001
6thA2892211
7thB2602300
8thB21751110
9thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2000

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2000: 135.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2000

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2000: 139.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2000, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2000.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years