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Gravesham road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 286 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2008, and 376 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 13 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 2007 (296), and casualties fell from 383.

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

Collisions in 2008
286
Down 3% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
376
Down 2% on 2007
Fatal collisions
4
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
13
4.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2008

1.4% of collisions in Gravesham in 2008 were fatal and 4.5% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.4%
  • Serious134.5%
  • Slight26994%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious154%
  • Slight35795%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2008 is highlighted, with 286, down 3% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday43 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (13%)
  • Wednesday55 (19%)
  • Thursday32 (11%)
  • Friday47 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5945 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (8%)
  • February16 (5.6%)
  • March22 (7.7%)
  • April20 (7%)
  • May17 (5.9%)
  • June20 (7%)
  • July24 (8.4%)
  • August20 (7%)
  • September29 (10%)
  • October34 (12%)
  • November27 (9.4%)
  • December34 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting14 (4.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds220 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (2.1%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (1%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry200 (70%)
  • Wet or damp81 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph198 (69%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph27 (9.4%)
  • 60 mph8 (2.8%)
  • 70 mph32 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (68%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant258 (69%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist17 (4.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1017 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1530 (8%)
  • 16 to 2069 (18%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.6%)
  • 26 to 3576 (20%)
  • 36 to 4557 (15%)
  • 46 to 5538 (10%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.7%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider253 (67%)
  • Passenger79 (21%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car444 (76%)
  • Motorcycle35 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes27 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle21 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.4%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (3.1%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 2008.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
341st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2008

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2008, with 50 collisions, 1 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2008

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2008: 57, including 2 fatal.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2577720
2ndA226517204
3rdA227283912
4thB261162400
5thB26291202
6thB21755600
7thA22601100
8thA2891200
9thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2008

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2008: 117.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2008

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2008: 135.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2008, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 24 December 2008.

Gravesham road accidents in other years