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Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area: accident hotspot

Police recorded 905 road collisions at this accident hotspot in Newtown ward, Dartford, from 2001 to 2025, with 1,202 casualties. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 94 were serious.

In 2025 there were 32 collisions here, up from 29 in 2024.

Collisions, 2001 to 2025
905
443rd busiest of 12,033 hotspots
Casualties
1,202
1.33 per collision
Fatal collisions
12
12 people killed
Collisions in 2025
32
Up 10% on 2024

Crash severity at the DA1 1RL hotspot

106 of the 905 collisions here (12%) killed or seriously injured someone.

Collisions by severity, 2001 to 2025

  • Fatal121.3%
  • Serious9410%
  • Slight79988%

People hurt, 2001 to 2025

Killed
12
Seriously injured
101
Slightly injured
1,089
All casualties
1,202

Accidents by year at the DA1 1RL hotspot

Collisions here peaked at 52 in 2017, against an average of 36 a year from 2001 to 2025.

Collisions and casualties at the DA1 1RL hotspot, 2001 to 2025

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
20253243
20242930
20233653
20223147
20213139
20202532
20193141
20183754
20175267
20165072
20154149
20144571
20134367
20124254
20113448
20104251
20093037
20083548
20073445
20063240
20052833
20044062
20032832
20023741
20014046

Map of crashes at the DA1 1RL hotspot

The 48 most recent collisions at this hotspot, coloured by severity, around its centre near DA1 1RL.

Map of the 48 most recent collisions at the Newtown, Dartford, DA1 1RL area accident hotspot

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  • 48 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Centre of the hotspot

Hotspot area, 700 m radius

Details of the DA1 1RL hotspot

This hotspot counts every collision police recorded from 2001 to 2025 within 700 metres of its centre, except those already counted in a busier hotspot.

Ward
Newtown
Council area
Dartford
Nearest postcode to the centre
DA1 1RL
Postcode district
DA1
Centre (latitude, longitude)
51.43981, 0.23825
Radius
700 metres
Years covered
2001 to 2025
Years with a collision
25 of 25
Latest collision
25 December 2025
Rank by collisions
443rd of 12,033 hotspots

Roads at the DA1 1RL hotspot

The busiest road at this hotspot is the A282, with 290 of 905, followed by the A226 with 163.

Collisions at the DA1 1RL hotspot on each road, 2001 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA282290442430
2ndA226163195115
3rdA2259613108
4thA2968610126
5thB2500617939
6thB260435908
7thB2200303401
8thM2581100
9thA2552200
10thB2551100

Towns near the DA1 1RL hotspot

873 of the 905 collisions at this hotspot were inside the built-up area of Dartford.

Accident hotspots near DA1 1RL

The 8 nearest other hotspots are all within 5 km of this one. The nearest is the Temple Hill, Dartford, DA1 5AD area, 1.3 km away, with 104 collisions.

All 905 crashes at the DA1 1RL hotspot

Newest first, from 6 January 2001 to 25 December 2025, 48 to a page.

Severity
Year