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Gravesham road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 199 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2020, and 265 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 34 were serious.

Collisions were down 22% on 2019 (255), and casualties fell from 352.

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

Collisions in 2020
199
Down 22% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
265
Down 25% on 2019
Fatal collisions
2
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
34
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2020

1% of collisions in Gravesham in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal21%
  • Serious3417%
  • Slight16382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal31.1%
  • Serious3513%
  • Slight22786%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2020 is highlighted, with 199, down 22% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday35 (18%)
  • Tuesday24 (12%)
  • Wednesday33 (17%)
  • Thursday32 (16%)
  • Friday24 (12%)
  • Saturday27 (14%)
  • Sunday24 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5931 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5927 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5933 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5942 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5939 (20%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5914 (7%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (13%)
  • February19 (9.5%)
  • March9 (4.5%)
  • April8 (4%)
  • May16 (8%)
  • June14 (7%)
  • July19 (9.5%)
  • August18 (9%)
  • September21 (11%)
  • October25 (13%)
  • November12 (6%)
  • December13 (6.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight148 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit39 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting8 (4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (1.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds146 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.5%)
  • Other8 (4%)
  • Not recorded5 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry140 (70%)
  • Wet or damp57 (29%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.5%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (2%)
  • 30 mph134 (67%)
  • 40 mph15 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph8 (4%)
  • 60 mph5 (2.5%)
  • 70 mph33 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway143 (72%)
  • Dual carriageway33 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (5.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant190 (72%)
  • Motorcyclist27 (10%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.7%)
  • Cyclist16 (6%)
  • Van occupant5 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.4%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (3%)
  • 6 to 109 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1513 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2032 (12%)
  • 21 to 2536 (14%)
  • 26 to 3557 (22%)
  • 36 to 4535 (13%)
  • 46 to 5530 (11%)
  • 56 to 6522 (8.3%)
  • 66 to 755 (1.9%)
  • Over 754 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded14 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider175 (66%)
  • Passenger67 (25%)
  • Pedestrian23 (8.7%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car303 (80%)
  • Motorcycle30 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (4.5%)
  • Pedal cycle16 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes6 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (1%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had the 165th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
165th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
206th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
229th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2020

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2020, with 26 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2020

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2020: 31, including 1 fatal and 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2314113
2ndA226223317
3rdA227182205
4thB26191300
5thA2895803
6thB21754800
7thB2623400
8thB2602201
9thM22200

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2020

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2020: 75.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2020

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2020: 83.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2020, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2020.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years