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Gravesham road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 237 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2021, and 297 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 41 were serious.

Collisions were up 19% on 2020 (199), and casualties rose from 265.

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

Collisions in 2021
237
Up 19% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
297
Up 12% on 2020
Fatal collisions
1
0.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
41
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2021

0.4% of collisions in Gravesham in 2021 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4117%
  • Slight19582%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.3%
  • Serious4214%
  • Slight25486%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2021 is highlighted, with 237, up 19% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday31 (13%)
  • Tuesday31 (13%)
  • Wednesday46 (19%)
  • Thursday34 (14%)
  • Friday37 (16%)
  • Saturday38 (16%)
  • Sunday20 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5940 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5928 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5935 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5954 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5937 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January12 (5.1%)
  • February15 (6.3%)
  • March20 (8.4%)
  • April13 (5.5%)
  • May22 (9.3%)
  • June15 (6.3%)
  • July27 (11%)
  • August23 (9.7%)
  • September28 (12%)
  • October27 (11%)
  • November19 (8%)
  • December16 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit41 (17%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds203 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds25 (11%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (1.3%)
  • Other6 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry194 (82%)
  • Wet or damp39 (16%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.8%)
  • Snow2 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph4 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph162 (68%)
  • 40 mph21 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph7 (3%)
  • 60 mph7 (3%)
  • 70 mph36 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway166 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (4.6%)
  • Roundabout7 (3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant188 (63%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (13%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)
  • Cyclist19 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant8 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 54 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 105 (1.7%)
  • 11 to 1515 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2039 (13%)
  • 21 to 2532 (11%)
  • 26 to 3561 (21%)
  • 36 to 4555 (19%)
  • 46 to 5532 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (9.1%)
  • 66 to 7511 (3.7%)
  • Over 753 (1%)
  • Not recorded13 (4.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider210 (71%)
  • Passenger52 (18%)
  • Pedestrian35 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car335 (75%)
  • Motorcycle42 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes30 (6.7%)
  • Pedal cycle20 (4.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes7 (1.6%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had the 140th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
140th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
149th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
275th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2021

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2021, with 33 collisions, 6 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2021

The A226 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2021: 44, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226445407
2ndA2405408
3rdA227142601
4thB261141804
5thB21759900
6thM23500
7thA2892200
8thB2622201
9thB2601100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2021

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2021: 98.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2021

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2021: 107.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2021, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years