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Gravesham road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 289 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2013, and 385 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 25 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2012 (272), and casualties rose from 362.

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

Collisions in 2013
289
Up 6% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
385
Up 6% on 2012
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
25
8.7% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2013

0.7% of collisions in Gravesham in 2013 were fatal and 8.7% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious258.7%
  • Slight26291%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious256.5%
  • Slight35893%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2013 is highlighted, with 289, up 6% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday30 (10%)
  • Tuesday47 (16%)
  • Wednesday51 (18%)
  • Thursday44 (15%)
  • Friday42 (15%)
  • Saturday38 (13%)
  • Sunday37 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (4.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5941 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5965 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5932 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5921 (7.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.6%)
  • February27 (9.3%)
  • March28 (9.7%)
  • April28 (9.7%)
  • May14 (4.8%)
  • June21 (7.3%)
  • July22 (7.6%)
  • August21 (7.3%)
  • September31 (11%)
  • October31 (11%)
  • November21 (7.3%)
  • December26 (9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight225 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (3.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds236 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds28 (9.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds4 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded11 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry197 (68%)
  • Wet or damp85 (29%)
  • Snow5 (1.7%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph194 (67%)
  • 40 mph21 (7.3%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.1%)
  • 60 mph10 (3.5%)
  • 70 mph57 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway194 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway57 (20%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (8%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant263 (68%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist31 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist22 (5.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant3 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1018 (4.7%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2050 (13%)
  • 21 to 2547 (12%)
  • 26 to 3578 (20%)
  • 36 to 4555 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6520 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider235 (61%)
  • Passenger95 (25%)
  • Pedestrian55 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car412 (81%)
  • Motorcycle31 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle22 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes16 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 2013.

Collisions
195th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
232nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
296th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2013

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2013, with 48 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2013

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2013: 52, including 1 fatal and 8 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2527718
2ndA226405414
3rdA227252902
4thB2175151901
5thB261122200
6thB26291500
7thA2895500
8thM251000
9thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2013

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2013: 111.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2013

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2013: 131.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2013, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 2013.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years