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Gravesham road accidents in 2010: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 240 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2010, and 338 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 15% on 2009 (281), and casualties fell from 374.

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

Collisions in 2010
240
Down 15% on 2009
Casualties in 2010
338
Down 10% on 2009
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2010

0.4% of collisions in Gravesham in 2010 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious2410%
  • Slight21590%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious278%
  • Slight31092%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2010 is highlighted, with 240, down 15% on 2009.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2010
  • 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 2010

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (15%)
  • Tuesday38 (16%)
  • Wednesday30 (13%)
  • Thursday38 (16%)
  • Friday45 (19%)
  • Saturday31 (13%)
  • Sunday22 (9.2%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5932 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5945 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5958 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5938 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January14 (5.8%)
  • February23 (9.6%)
  • March17 (7.1%)
  • April19 (7.9%)
  • May21 (8.8%)
  • June18 (7.5%)
  • July23 (9.6%)
  • August17 (7.1%)
  • September25 (10%)
  • October23 (9.6%)
  • November21 (8.8%)
  • December19 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight181 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds183 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds35 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other11 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (67%)
  • Wet or damp69 (29%)
  • Frost or ice6 (2.5%)
  • Snow3 (1.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph168 (70%)
  • 40 mph15 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph8 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph10 (4.2%)
  • 70 mph39 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway151 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (8.8%)
  • Roundabout8 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2010

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant244 (72%)
  • Pedestrian51 (15%)
  • Cyclist15 (4.4%)
  • Motorcyclist14 (4.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 108 (2.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (3.8%)
  • 16 to 2060 (18%)
  • 21 to 2551 (15%)
  • 26 to 3560 (18%)
  • 36 to 4551 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (12%)
  • 56 to 6518 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7517 (5%)
  • Over 756 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider201 (59%)
  • Passenger86 (25%)
  • Pedestrian51 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car379 (85%)
  • Pedal cycle18 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (3.6%)
  • Motorcycle14 (3.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes11 (2.5%)
  • Bus or coach6 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2010

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2010 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 2010

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 264 of them in 2010.

Collisions
265th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
261st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
277th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
300th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2010

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2010, with 42 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2010

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2010: 49, including 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2010
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226496708
2ndA2447402
3rdA227293902
4thB261101200
5thB26291510
6thA2896802
7thB21755900
8thB20001100
9thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2010

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2010: 97.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2010

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2010: 98.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2010

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2010, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2010.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years