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Higham (Gravesham) road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 134 road traffic collisions in Higham, Gravesham, from 1979 to 2025, and 186 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 1 was fatal and 36 were serious.

No collisions were recorded in 2025, after 2 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
134
2,427th of 2,851 towns, highest first
Casualties
186
1.39 per collision
Fatal collisions
1
1 person killed
Serious collisions
36
42 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
0
2 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
0
3 in 2024

Road collision statistics for Higham

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal10.7%
  • Serious3627%
  • Slight9772%

What the data shows

  • Higham had 17 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 21% more than the 14 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 28% of collisions in Higham were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • The busiest three hours of the day in Higham are between 6pm and 9pm, with 22% of collisions.
  • 21 children under 16 were killed or injured in Higham, 11% of the casualties whose age was recorded.

Where Higham ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
2,427th
Most casualties
2,363rd
Most fatal collisions
2,420th
Most serious collisions
2,107th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday18 (13%)
  • Tuesday14 (10%)
  • Wednesday21 (16%)
  • Thursday20 (15%)
  • Friday23 (17%)
  • Saturday22 (16%)
  • Sunday16 (12%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight95 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit28 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (4.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting4 (3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway112 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway20 (15%)
  • Not recorded2 (1.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph61 (46%)
  • 40 mph30 (22%)
  • 50 mph30 (22%)
  • 60 mph12 (9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds111 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds17 (13%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.7%)
  • Other1 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded4 (3%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant111 (60%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (21%)
  • Pedestrian17 (9.1%)
  • Cyclist8 (4.3%)
  • Van occupant6 (3.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (1.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Higham road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Higham, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Higham peaked at 9 in 1992; none were recorded in 2025.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
202500
202423
202322
202257
202112
202022
201934
201811
201700
201612
201500
201411
201313
201200
201133
201012
200933
200800
200735
200622
200545
200423
200346
200266
200112
200000
199911
199811
199735
199634
199548
199434
199344
1992912
199123
1990810
198934
198826
1987411
198657
198522
198479
198357
198234
1981910
198045
197945

Map of recent crashes in Higham

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Higham

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Higham

The 24 most recent collisions in Higham happened between 17 December 2009 and 29 November 2024.

Severity

Crashes by road in Higham

Of the 134 collisions in Higham, 74 were on the A226.

Collisions in Higham on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA22674108126

Council area for Higham

Higham is in Gravesham, where police recorded 14,499 collisions from 1979 to 2025. Higham accounts for 0.9% of them.

Postcode districts in Higham

Collisions in Higham were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by ME3 (130) and DA12 (4).