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Darenth road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 181 road traffic collisions in Darenth, Dartford, from 1979 to 2025, and 229 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 41 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 2 collisions, down from 5 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
181
2,058th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
229
1.27 per collision
Fatal collisions
6
6 people killed
Serious collisions
41
49 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
2
5 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
3
8 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Darenth

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal63.3%
  • Serious4123%
  • Slight13474%

What the data shows

  • Darenth had 36 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 3% more than the 35 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 26% of collisions in Darenth were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 42 children under 16 were killed or injured in Darenth, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 20% of collisions in Darenth.

Where Darenth ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,058th
Most casualties
2,111th
Most fatal collisions
1,233rd
Most serious collisions
1,948th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday32 (18%)
  • Tuesday23 (13%)
  • Wednesday26 (14%)
  • Thursday21 (12%)
  • Friday24 (13%)
  • Saturday25 (14%)
  • Sunday30 (17%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight136 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit40 (22%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting2 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway156 (86%)
  • Roundabout15 (8.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (3.9%)
  • Dual carriageway1 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 20 mph1 (0.6%)
  • 30 mph121 (67%)
  • 40 mph55 (30%)
  • 60 mph3 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds156 (86%)
  • Raining, no high winds14 (7.7%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (1.1%)
  • Other5 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.1%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant134 (59%)
  • Motorcyclist38 (17%)
  • Pedestrian35 (15%)
  • Cyclist11 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant4 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Darenth road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Darenth, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Darenth peaked at 11 in 1980; 2025 had 2.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 2
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202523
202458
202333
202211
202122
202033
201935
201856
201788
201646
201524
201456
201357
201211
201157
201045
200933
200833
200744
200634
2005811
200433
200311
200222
2001912
200011
199924
199847
199733
199645
199546
199444
199378
199225
199155
199012
198900
198811
198734
198622
198567
198424
198368
198245
198166
19801112
1979912

Map of recent crashes in Darenth

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Darenth

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Darenth

The 24 most recent collisions in Darenth happened between 8 February 2018 and 2 June 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Darenth

Of the 181 collisions in Darenth, 121 were on the B260.

Collisions in Darenth on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stB260121161224

Council area for Darenth

Darenth is in Dartford, where police recorded 18,857 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Darenth accounts for 1% of them.

Postcode district for Darenth

All 181 collisions in Darenth were in the DA2 postcode district.