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Gravesham road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 173 road traffic collisions in Gravesham in 2025, and 227 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 39 were serious.

Collisions were down 13% on 2024 (198), and casualties fell from 269.

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

Collisions in 2025
173
Down 13% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
227
Down 16% on 2024
Fatal collisions
1
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
39
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Gravesham in 2025

0.6% of collisions in Gravesham in 2025 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.4% and 18% in Gravesham from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal10.6%
  • Serious3923%
  • Slight13377%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal10.4%
  • Serious4018%
  • Slight18682%

Gravesham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Gravesham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 429 in 1979. 2025 is highlighted, with 173, down 13% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 173
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday23 (13%)
  • Tuesday19 (11%)
  • Wednesday28 (16%)
  • Thursday19 (11%)
  • Friday41 (24%)
  • Saturday21 (12%)
  • Sunday22 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (5.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5927 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5917 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5928 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5941 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5926 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January11 (6.4%)
  • February13 (7.5%)
  • March17 (9.8%)
  • April13 (7.5%)
  • May18 (10%)
  • June20 (12%)
  • July17 (9.8%)
  • August14 (8.1%)
  • September7 (4%)
  • October14 (8.1%)
  • November20 (12%)
  • December9 (5.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight114 (66%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (27%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (2.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (2.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds155 (90%)
  • Raining, no high winds13 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry137 (79%)
  • Wet or damp34 (20%)
  • Frost or ice2 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph113 (65%)
  • 40 mph13 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph5 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph8 (4.6%)
  • 70 mph31 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway122 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (22%)
  • Roundabout8 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (2.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Gravesham in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant147 (65%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist21 (9.3%)
  • Cyclist12 (5.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 53 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1514 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 2029 (13%)
  • 21 to 2528 (12%)
  • 26 to 3543 (19%)
  • 36 to 4533 (15%)
  • 46 to 5518 (7.9%)
  • 56 to 6512 (5.3%)
  • 66 to 7519 (8.4%)
  • Over 758 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded8 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider136 (60%)
  • Passenger59 (26%)
  • Pedestrian32 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car254 (77%)
  • Motorcycle23 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle12 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (2.7%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)5 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.9%)
  • Mobility scooter1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Gravesham in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Gravesham had fewer road collisions than 215 of them in 2025.

Collisions
216th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Gravesham in 2025

Pelham, Gravesham, DA12 1BU area was the busiest accident hotspot in Gravesham in 2025, with 22 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Gravesham with the most crashes in 2025

The A2 had the most collisions in Gravesham in 2025: 33, including 4 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Gravesham, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2334904
2ndA226254207
3rdA227111205
4thB261101501
5thB21757702
6thB2623501
7thA2892300
8thM22201
9thA11101
10thB20001100

Towns in Gravesham: crashes in 2025

Gravesend had the most collisions of any town in Gravesham in 2025: 57.

Postcode districts in Gravesham: crashes in 2025

DA11 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Gravesham in 2025: 80.

Latest crashes in Gravesham in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Gravesham in 2025, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Gravesham road accidents in other years