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Gravesham road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 272 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2012, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, none were fatal and 15 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2011 (275), and casualties rose from 361.

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

Collisions in 2012
272
Down 1% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
362
Level with 2011
Fatal collisions
0
0% of collisions
Serious collisions
15
5.5% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2012

None of the collisions in Gravesham in 2012 were fatal and 5.5% were serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious155.5%
  • Slight25794%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal00%
  • Serious185%
  • Slight34495%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2012 is highlighted, with 272, down 1% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (18%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday45 (17%)
  • Thursday35 (13%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday34 (13%)
  • Sunday31 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5943 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (7%)
  • February21 (7.7%)
  • March21 (7.7%)
  • April24 (8.8%)
  • May26 (9.6%)
  • June26 (9.6%)
  • July23 (8.5%)
  • August18 (6.6%)
  • September27 (9.9%)
  • October28 (10%)
  • November18 (6.6%)
  • December21 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight202 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit52 (19%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, no street lighting6 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (12%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.9%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other12 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry182 (67%)
  • Wet or damp80 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (2.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph191 (70%)
  • 40 mph11 (4%)
  • 50 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph7 (2.6%)
  • 70 mph55 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway61 (22%)
  • Roundabout23 (8.5%)
  • One way street or slip road18 (6.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (68%)
  • Pedestrian57 (16%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (7.5%)
  • Cyclist12 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.4%)
  • 11 to 1520 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2078 (22%)
  • 21 to 2567 (19%)
  • 26 to 3566 (18%)
  • 36 to 4539 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3%)
  • Over 759 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider216 (60%)
  • Passenger89 (25%)
  • Pedestrian57 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car403 (81%)
  • Motorcycle27 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (3.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle6 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 226 of them in 2012.

Collisions
227th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
None
joint lowest with 21 other areas
Serious collisions
336th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2012

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2012, with 59 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2012

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2012: 47, including 1 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2476401
2ndA226313804
3rdA227243500
4thB261152301
5thB262151800
6thB217591400
7thA2898801
8thM24600
9thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2012

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2012: 111.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2012

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2012: 123.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2012, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years