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Gravesham road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 281 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2009, and 374 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 29 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 2008 (286), and casualties fell from 376.

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

Collisions in 2009
281
Down 2% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
374
Down 1% on 2008
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
29
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2009

0.7% of collisions in Gravesham in 2009 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious2910%
  • Slight25089%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious379.9%
  • Slight33590%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2009 is highlighted, with 281, down 2% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (17%)
  • Tuesday36 (13%)
  • Wednesday49 (17%)
  • Thursday38 (14%)
  • Friday47 (17%)
  • Saturday34 (12%)
  • Sunday29 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5937 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5931 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (10%)
  • February26 (9.3%)
  • March26 (9.3%)
  • April18 (6.4%)
  • May25 (8.9%)
  • June15 (5.3%)
  • July22 (7.8%)
  • August21 (7.5%)
  • September25 (8.9%)
  • October15 (5.3%)
  • November31 (11%)
  • December28 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight210 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit56 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds218 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (10%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.8%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded15 (5.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry187 (67%)
  • Wet or damp81 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.5%)
  • Snow6 (2.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph198 (70%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph16 (5.7%)
  • 60 mph9 (3.2%)
  • 70 mph37 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway195 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road22 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant242 (65%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.3%)
  • Cyclist19 (5.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (1.1%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1516 (4.3%)
  • 16 to 2082 (22%)
  • 21 to 2539 (10%)
  • 26 to 3562 (17%)
  • 36 to 4556 (15%)
  • 46 to 5548 (13%)
  • 56 to 6517 (4.5%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4.3%)
  • Over 7511 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider229 (61%)
  • Passenger80 (21%)
  • Pedestrian65 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car390 (78%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes22 (4.4%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 242 of them in 2009.

Collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
255th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
266th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
294th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2009

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2009, with 49 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2009

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2009: 58, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226587605
2ndA2415805
3rdA227314714
4thB262121201
5thB261111301
6thB217581510
7thA22605500
8thA2894500
9thM22501
10thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2009

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2009: 120.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2009

DA12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2009: 121.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2009, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 25 December 2009.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years