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Gravesham road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 351 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2001, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2000 (331), and casualties rose from 437.

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

Collisions in 2001
351
Up 6% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
472
Up 8% on 2000
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2001

0.9% of collisions in Gravesham in 2001 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight30186%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6213%
  • Slight40786%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2001 is highlighted, with 351, up 6% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday41 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (15%)
  • Thursday58 (17%)
  • Friday55 (16%)
  • Saturday49 (14%)
  • Sunday42 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5940 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (11%)
  • February28 (8%)
  • March31 (8.8%)
  • April21 (6%)
  • May41 (12%)
  • June27 (7.7%)
  • July29 (8.3%)
  • August21 (6%)
  • September30 (8.5%)
  • October32 (9.1%)
  • November30 (8.5%)
  • December24 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight235 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit88 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (4.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds45 (13%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry232 (66%)
  • Wet or damp113 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph227 (65%)
  • 40 mph48 (14%)
  • 50 mph17 (4.8%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.1%)
  • 70 mph47 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway245 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (5.7%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant311 (66%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist25 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (3.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (6.4%)
  • 11 to 1541 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 2071 (15%)
  • 21 to 2546 (9.7%)
  • 26 to 3589 (19%)
  • 36 to 4556 (12%)
  • 46 to 5530 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6522 (4.7%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.8%)
  • Over 7510 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded46 (9.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (54%)
  • Passenger146 (31%)
  • Pedestrian73 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car500 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle25 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Gravesham

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 265 of them in 2001.

Collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
287th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
259th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2001

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2001, with 55 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2001

The A2 and A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2001, with 64 each.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA264100015
2ndA2266474111
3rdA227324004
4thB262253701
5thB261202202
6thM24711
7thB21752500
8thA2281100
9thA2891100
10thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2001

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2001: 156.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2001

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2001: 152.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years