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Gravesham road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 300 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2005, and 392 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2004 (301), and casualties rose from 383.

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

Collisions in 2005
300
Level with 2004
Casualties in 2005
392
Up 2% on 2004
Fatal collisions
4
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2005

1.3% of collisions in Gravesham in 2005 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.3%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight26187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4511%
  • Slight34388%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2005 is highlighted, with 300, level with 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (12%)
  • Tuesday45 (15%)
  • Wednesday55 (18%)
  • Thursday48 (16%)
  • Friday46 (15%)
  • Saturday36 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5915 (5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5934 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5941 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5973 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (11%)
  • February19 (6.3%)
  • March18 (6%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May14 (4.7%)
  • June32 (11%)
  • July24 (8%)
  • August23 (7.7%)
  • September25 (8.3%)
  • October34 (11%)
  • November21 (7%)
  • December31 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight207 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds252 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds27 (9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry224 (75%)
  • Wet or damp74 (25%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph199 (66%)
  • 40 mph21 (7%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.3%)
  • 60 mph13 (4.3%)
  • 70 mph59 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway199 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout16 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant266 (68%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist35 (8.9%)
  • Cyclist13 (3.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (2.8%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (1.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.1%)
  • 11 to 1522 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2067 (17%)
  • 21 to 2549 (13%)
  • 26 to 3573 (19%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5523 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (8.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (3.1%)
  • Over 7513 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider234 (60%)
  • Passenger108 (28%)
  • Pedestrian50 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car460 (80%)
  • Motorcycle36 (6.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3.7%)
  • Pedal cycle13 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.9%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 279 of them in 2005.

Collisions
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
290th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
236th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
272nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2005

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2005, with 51 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2005

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2005: 54, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2547708
2ndA226395314
3rdA227273707
4thB261162002
5thA226091102
6thM24501
7thA2893511
8thB2161100
9thB21751100
10thB2621100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2005

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2005: 129.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2005

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2005: 128.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2005, 2 were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 25 December 2005.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years