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Gravesham road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2006, and 380 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 2005 (300), and casualties fell from 392.

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

Collisions in 2006
281
Down 6% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
380
Down 3% on 2005
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2006

1.4% of collisions in Gravesham in 2006 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious3512%
  • Slight24286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious4311%
  • Slight33388%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2006 is highlighted, with 281, down 6% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (14%)
  • Wednesday39 (14%)
  • Thursday36 (13%)
  • Friday51 (18%)
  • Saturday45 (16%)
  • Sunday30 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (7.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5953 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February25 (8.9%)
  • March15 (5.3%)
  • April20 (7.1%)
  • May19 (6.8%)
  • June19 (6.8%)
  • July30 (11%)
  • August20 (7.1%)
  • September21 (7.5%)
  • October36 (13%)
  • November25 (8.9%)
  • December22 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight193 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds232 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds24 (8.5%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry215 (77%)
  • Wet or damp65 (23%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph187 (67%)
  • 40 mph13 (4.6%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph15 (5.3%)
  • 70 mph63 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway167 (59%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (26%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (9.6%)
  • Roundabout5 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded10 (3.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant241 (63%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.1%)
  • Cyclist16 (4.2%)
  • Van occupant14 (3.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (2.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (7.6%)
  • 16 to 2064 (17%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3565 (17%)
  • 36 to 4554 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (10%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 756 (1.6%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded21 (5.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider213 (56%)
  • Passenger110 (29%)
  • Pedestrian57 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car396 (79%)
  • Motorcycle29 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle17 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach13 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 278 of them in 2006.

Collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
280th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
274th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2006

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2006, with 53 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2006

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2006: 62, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA262107211
2ndA226273602
3rdA227273103
4thB261111511
5thA2895702
6thB2625901
7thA22603400
8thA201100
9thB21751100
10thB2601101

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2006

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2006: 109.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2006

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2006: 126.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2006.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years