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DA9 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 1,235 road traffic collisions in the DA9 postcode district, Dartford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,649 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 216 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 24 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (23).

Collisions since 1979
1,235
2,097th of 2,813 postcode districts, highest first
Casualties
1,649
1.34 per collision
Fatal collisions
15
16 people killed
Serious collisions
216
244 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
24
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
33
Up 22% on 2024

Road collision statistics for DA9

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal151.2%
  • Serious21617%
  • Slight1,00481%

What the data shows

  • DA9 had 260 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 13% fewer than the 299 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 19% of collisions in DA9 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 191 children under 16 were killed or injured in DA9, 12% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in DA9.

Where DA9 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
2,097th
Most casualties
2,123rd
Most fatal collisions
2,285th
Most serious collisions
2,197th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday186 (15%)
  • Tuesday154 (12%)
  • Wednesday172 (14%)
  • Thursday180 (15%)
  • Friday220 (18%)
  • Saturday187 (15%)
  • Sunday136 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight867 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit287 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting39 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown21 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit21 (1.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway934 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway162 (13%)
  • Roundabout114 (9.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded12 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph10 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph709 (57%)
  • 40 mph340 (28%)
  • 50 mph65 (5.3%)
  • 60 mph102 (8.3%)
  • 70 mph9 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds987 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds157 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds9 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist7 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (0.5%)
  • Other33 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded27 (2.2%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant1,013 (61%)
  • Motorcyclist258 (16%)
  • Pedestrian189 (11%)
  • Cyclist85 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant37 (2.2%)
  • Van occupant31 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant12 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

DA9 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in DA9, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in DA9 peaked at 41 in 2016; 2025 had 24.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20252433
20242327
20232233
20223337
20212536
20201821
20192531
20181725
20173240
20164151
20152432
20142839
20132438
20123752
20113851
20102335
20092533
20083649
20073549
20062936
20053245
20042845
20033347
20022434
20013950
20003848
19993341
19981723
19972429
19962127
19951823
19942332
19932031
19921624
19912231
19902835
19891926
19882632
19871920
19861925
19852023
19842529
19833337
19823246
19812234
19801724
19792840

Map of recent crashes in DA9

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in DA9

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in DA9

The 24 most recent collisions in DA9 happened between 13 January and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in DA9

The A226 has the most collisions in DA9, 582 of 1,235 (47%), followed by the B255 (125).

Collisions in DA9 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2265827677113
2ndB255125184112
3rdA296120184324
4thA206638319
5thB21746900

Council areas covering DA9

Collisions in DA9 were recorded in 2 council areas. Dartford has 1,228 of 1,235 (99%).

Collisions in DA9 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDartford1,2281,64115215
2ndGravesham5600

Towns in DA9

Collisions in DA9 were recorded in 3 towns, led by Swanscombe (488) and Stone, Dartford (196).