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Gravesham road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 317 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2002, and 432 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 31 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 2001 (351), and casualties fell from 472.

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

Collisions in 2002
317
Down 10% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
432
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
5
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
31
9.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2002

1.6% of collisions in Gravesham in 2002 were fatal and 9.8% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.6%
  • Serious319.8%
  • Slight28189%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious4510%
  • Slight38288%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2002 is highlighted, with 317, down 10% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (10%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday67 (21%)
  • Thursday47 (15%)
  • Friday50 (16%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday32 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5983 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.6%)
  • February23 (7.3%)
  • March32 (10%)
  • April24 (7.6%)
  • May29 (9.1%)
  • June25 (7.9%)
  • July32 (10%)
  • August22 (6.9%)
  • September22 (6.9%)
  • October30 (9.5%)
  • November27 (8.5%)
  • December30 (9.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight231 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (6.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds214 (68%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (21%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other4 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded29 (9.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (63%)
  • Wet or damp116 (37%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph212 (67%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph19 (6%)
  • 60 mph17 (5.4%)
  • 70 mph34 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway225 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway60 (19%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (6.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant297 (69%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (3.5%)
  • Cyclist13 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3%)
  • 11 to 1524 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (15%)
  • 21 to 2557 (13%)
  • 26 to 3574 (17%)
  • 36 to 4558 (13%)
  • 46 to 5532 (7.4%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.9%)
  • Over 7511 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded45 (10%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider258 (60%)
  • Passenger121 (28%)
  • Pedestrian53 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car474 (78%)
  • Motorcycle40 (6.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes28 (4.6%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.8%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 283 of them in 2002.

Collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
318th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2002

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2002, with 57 collisions, 3 of them fatal.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2002

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2002: 52, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226526613
2ndA2496303
3rdA2274281312
4thB261192401
5thB262192602
6thB21754501
7thA2891100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2002

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2002: 113.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2002

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2002: 134.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2002, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years