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Gravesham road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 296 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2007, and 383 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 20 were serious.

Collisions were up 5% on 2006 (281), and casualties rose from 380.

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

Collisions in 2007
296
Up 5% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
383
Up 1% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
20
6.8% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2007

1.4% of collisions in Gravesham in 2007 were fatal and 6.8% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious206.8%
  • Slight27292%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.6%
  • Serious246.3%
  • Slight35392%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2007 is highlighted, with 296, up 5% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (14%)
  • Tuesday41 (14%)
  • Wednesday48 (16%)
  • Thursday40 (14%)
  • Friday43 (15%)
  • Saturday46 (16%)
  • Sunday36 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5942 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5939 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5971 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.8%)
  • February23 (7.8%)
  • March28 (9.5%)
  • April24 (8.1%)
  • May29 (9.8%)
  • June20 (6.8%)
  • July26 (8.8%)
  • August25 (8.4%)
  • September19 (6.4%)
  • October24 (8.1%)
  • November30 (10%)
  • December22 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight216 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.1%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded17 (5.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry231 (78%)
  • Wet or damp63 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph214 (72%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway202 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout7 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant217 (57%)
  • Pedestrian61 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist40 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant27 (7%)
  • Cyclist21 (5.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1526 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2074 (19%)
  • 21 to 2545 (12%)
  • 26 to 3579 (21%)
  • 36 to 4563 (16%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.7%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 758 (2.1%)
  • Over 758 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (60%)
  • Passenger91 (24%)
  • Pedestrian61 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car419 (76%)
  • Motorcycle39 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes23 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes15 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach14 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle14 (2.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 260 of them in 2007.

Collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
271st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
332nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2007

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2007, with 50 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2007

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2007: 60, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226607207
2ndA2538913
3rdA227212511
4thB261162210
5thB262141600
6thB21753301
7thM23400
8thA22601100
9thA2891101

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2007

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2007: 127.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2007

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2007: 145.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2007, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2007.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years