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Gravesham road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 301 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2004, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2003 (310), and casualties fell from 399.

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

Collisions in 2004
301
Down 3% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
383
Down 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2004

1% of collisions in Gravesham in 2004 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3411%
  • Slight26488%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious369.4%
  • Slight34490%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2004 is highlighted, with 301, down 3% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (16%)
  • Tuesday53 (18%)
  • Wednesday43 (14%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday44 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5947 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5947 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5947 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (13%)
  • February17 (5.6%)
  • March34 (11%)
  • April12 (4%)
  • May28 (9.3%)
  • June17 (5.6%)
  • July30 (10%)
  • August20 (6.6%)
  • September26 (8.6%)
  • October32 (11%)
  • November21 (7%)
  • December26 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight205 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit11 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds212 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded37 (12%)

Road surface

  • Dry189 (63%)
  • Wet or damp98 (33%)
  • Frost or ice9 (3%)
  • Snow3 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Oil or diesel1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph185 (61%)
  • 40 mph37 (12%)
  • 50 mph8 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph25 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph44 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway218 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway58 (19%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant250 (65%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (11%)
  • Cyclist19 (5%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2051 (13%)
  • 21 to 2540 (10%)
  • 26 to 3571 (19%)
  • 36 to 4575 (20%)
  • 46 to 5534 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6528 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (4.4%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider237 (62%)
  • Passenger97 (25%)
  • Pedestrian49 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car446 (77%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (5.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (5%)
  • Pedal cycle19 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 284 of them in 2004.

Collisions
285th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
300th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2004

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2004, with 46 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2004

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2004: 65, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2658405
2ndA226516403
3rdA227395402
4thB262171801
5thB261142404
6thA2892201
7thB21751301
8thB2601200
9thM21110

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2004

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2004: 112.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2004

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2004: 130.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2004, 1 was fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 23 December 2004.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years