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Gravesham road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 269 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2015, and 352 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2014 (290), and casualties fell from 371.

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

Collisions in 2015
269
Down 7% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
352
Down 5% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2015

0.7% of collisions in Gravesham in 2015 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight23487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3911%
  • Slight31088%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2015 is highlighted, with 269, down 7% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (16%)
  • Tuesday37 (14%)
  • Wednesday43 (16%)
  • Thursday39 (14%)
  • Friday39 (14%)
  • Saturday33 (12%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5946 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5953 (20%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (7.8%)
  • February16 (5.9%)
  • March32 (12%)
  • April16 (5.9%)
  • May19 (7.1%)
  • June22 (8.2%)
  • July19 (7.1%)
  • August17 (6.3%)
  • September24 (8.9%)
  • October37 (14%)
  • November29 (11%)
  • December17 (6.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight209 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (3.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (1.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds224 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded6 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry204 (76%)
  • Wet or damp63 (23%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph182 (68%)
  • 40 mph15 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph6 (2.2%)
  • 60 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 70 mph49 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway179 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (7.1%)
  • Roundabout15 (5.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant206 (59%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist46 (13%)
  • Cyclist24 (6.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant7 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 57 (2%)
  • 6 to 1013 (3.7%)
  • 11 to 1514 (4%)
  • 16 to 2046 (13%)
  • 21 to 2548 (14%)
  • 26 to 3578 (22%)
  • 36 to 4560 (17%)
  • 46 to 5536 (10%)
  • 56 to 6531 (8.8%)
  • 66 to 7510 (2.8%)
  • Over 758 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider230 (65%)
  • Passenger69 (20%)
  • Pedestrian53 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car373 (74%)
  • Motorcycle49 (9.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (3%)
  • Bus or coach11 (2.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 2015.

Collisions
205th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
261st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2015

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2015, with 41 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2015

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2015: 53, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2537605
2ndA226455007
3rdA227233002
4thB261182201
5thB2175111802
6thB2624600
7thM21100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2015

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2015: 112.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2015

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2015: 134.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2015, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years