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Gravesham road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 290 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2014, and 371 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 30 were serious.

Collisions were level with 2013 (289), and casualties fell from 385.

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

Collisions in 2014
290
Level with 2013
Casualties in 2014
371
Down 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
30
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2014

1% of collisions in Gravesham in 2014 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious3010%
  • Slight25789%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious308.1%
  • Slight33891%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2014 is highlighted, with 290, level with 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday41 (14%)
  • Tuesday39 (13%)
  • Wednesday36 (12%)
  • Thursday49 (17%)
  • Friday55 (19%)
  • Saturday37 (13%)
  • Sunday33 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (4.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (18%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5932 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5955 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5950 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5923 (7.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (9.7%)
  • February12 (4.1%)
  • March25 (8.6%)
  • April22 (7.6%)
  • May25 (8.6%)
  • June25 (8.6%)
  • July25 (8.6%)
  • August29 (10%)
  • September28 (9.7%)
  • October19 (6.6%)
  • November29 (10%)
  • December23 (7.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (20%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (3.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (2.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds240 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (8.6%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (2.4%)
  • Fog or mist3 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded9 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (73%)
  • Wet or damp74 (26%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph202 (70%)
  • 40 mph16 (5.5%)
  • 50 mph13 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph11 (3.8%)
  • 70 mph48 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway201 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (19%)
  • Roundabout18 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant230 (62%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (10%)
  • Cyclist35 (9.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (4%)
  • 16 to 2031 (8.4%)
  • 21 to 2548 (13%)
  • 26 to 3585 (23%)
  • 36 to 4552 (14%)
  • 46 to 5564 (17%)
  • 56 to 6522 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7518 (4.9%)
  • Over 759 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider247 (67%)
  • Passenger80 (22%)
  • Pedestrian44 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car405 (76%)
  • Motorcycle37 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach16 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes10 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 201 of them in 2014.

Collisions
202nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
284th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2014

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2014, with 54 collisions, 2 of them fatal.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2014

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2014: 51, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2517605
2ndA226415425
3rdA227314203
4thB261151901
5thB2175111301
6thA2894600
7thB20752300
8thM22200
9thB2601100
10thB2621100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2014

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2014: 121.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2014

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2014: 133.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2014.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years