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Gravesham road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 268 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2017, and 362 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2016 (345), and casualties fell from 458.

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

Collisions in 2017
268
Down 22% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
362
Down 21% on 2016
Fatal collisions
3
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2017

1.1% of collisions in Gravesham in 2017 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3312%
  • Slight23287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious359.7%
  • Slight32490%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2017 is highlighted, with 268, down 22% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday39 (15%)
  • Tuesday25 (9.3%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday44 (16%)
  • Friday46 (17%)
  • Saturday36 (13%)
  • Sunday34 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5910 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5924 (9%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5944 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5964 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January16 (6%)
  • February18 (6.7%)
  • March17 (6.3%)
  • April20 (7.5%)
  • May30 (11%)
  • June20 (7.5%)
  • July27 (10%)
  • August29 (11%)
  • September29 (11%)
  • October22 (8.2%)
  • November21 (7.8%)
  • December19 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight198 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds219 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (9.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (4.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (78%)
  • Wet or damp54 (20%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph176 (66%)
  • 40 mph17 (6.3%)
  • 50 mph12 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph18 (6.7%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway164 (61%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (21%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (6%)
  • Roundabout13 (4.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (7.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant245 (68%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist29 (8%)
  • Cyclist28 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.5%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (1.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1524 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 2041 (11%)
  • 21 to 2546 (13%)
  • 26 to 3570 (19%)
  • 36 to 4563 (17%)
  • 46 to 5546 (13%)
  • 56 to 6524 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 759 (2.5%)
  • Over 7511 (3%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider231 (64%)
  • Passenger92 (25%)
  • Pedestrian39 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car400 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (6%)
  • Motorcycle30 (5.8%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (5.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Gravesham ranked among 351 areas in 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 2017.

Collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2017

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2017, with 39 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2017

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2017: 35, including 2 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2355202
2ndA226172201
3rdA227152302
4thB2175121803
5thM261000
6thB2625700
7thA2894900
8thB2613500
9thB2171100
10thB2601101

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2017

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2017: 112.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2017

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2017: 112.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2017, none were fatal or serious. The last was on 28 December 2017.

Gravesham road accidents in other years