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Gravesham road accidents in 2003: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 310 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2003, and 399 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2002 (317), and casualties fell from 432.

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

Collisions in 2003
310
Down 2% on 2002
Casualties in 2003
399
Down 8% on 2002
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2003

1% of collisions in Gravesham in 2003 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious4013%
  • Slight26786%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious4211%
  • Slight35489%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2003 is highlighted, with 310, down 2% on 2002.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2003
  • 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 2003

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday51 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday36 (12%)
  • Saturday37 (12%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5977 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.4%)
  • February25 (8.1%)
  • March22 (7.1%)
  • April22 (7.1%)
  • May30 (9.7%)
  • June33 (11%)
  • July24 (7.7%)
  • August20 (6.5%)
  • September26 (8.4%)
  • October36 (12%)
  • November21 (6.8%)
  • December25 (8.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight228 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (17%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (71%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded49 (16%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (72%)
  • Wet or damp84 (27%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph191 (62%)
  • 40 mph34 (11%)
  • 50 mph25 (8.1%)
  • 60 mph14 (4.5%)
  • 70 mph45 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway203 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (23%)
  • Roundabout19 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (5.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2003

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant240 (60%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (13%)
  • Cyclist20 (5%)
  • Van occupant8 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1011 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1528 (7%)
  • 16 to 2061 (15%)
  • 21 to 2548 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (18%)
  • 46 to 5527 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.3%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded27 (6.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider246 (62%)
  • Passenger90 (23%)
  • Pedestrian63 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car433 (73%)
  • Motorcycle53 (9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes39 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.1%)
  • Pedal cycle21 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2003

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2003 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 2003

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 281 of them in 2003.

Collisions
282nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
295th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2003

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2003, with 50 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2003

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2003: 75, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2003
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27599011
2ndA226678418
3rdA227344815
4thB261173011
5thB262131502
6thA2892201
7thB21752200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2003

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2003: 121.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2003

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2003: 137.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2003

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2003, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 31 December 2003.

Gravesham road accidents in other years