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Swanscombe road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 940 road traffic collisions in Swanscombe, Dartford, from 1979 to 2025, and 1,159 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 189 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 13 collisions, down from 17 in 2024.

Collisions since 1979
940
788th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
1,159
1.23 per collision
Fatal collisions
9
9 people killed
Serious collisions
189
203 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
13
17 in 2024
Casualties in 2025
18
Down 18% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Swanscombe

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal91%
  • Serious18920%
  • Slight74279%

What the data shows

  • Swanscombe had 170 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 17% fewer than the 206 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 21% of collisions in Swanscombe were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 203 children under 16 were killed or injured in Swanscombe, 18% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Swanscombe.

Where Swanscombe ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
788th
Most casualties
805th
Most fatal collisions
915th
Most serious collisions
726th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday131 (14%)
  • Tuesday137 (15%)
  • Wednesday126 (13%)
  • Thursday141 (15%)
  • Friday164 (17%)
  • Saturday144 (15%)
  • Sunday97 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight697 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit209 (22%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (1.4%)
  • Dark, no street lighting11 (1.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway804 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (8.6%)
  • Roundabout31 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph15 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph807 (86%)
  • 40 mph75 (8%)
  • 50 mph28 (3%)
  • 60 mph13 (1.4%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds735 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds138 (15%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.1%)
  • Other24 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded26 (2.8%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant606 (52%)
  • Pedestrian219 (19%)
  • Motorcyclist188 (16%)
  • Cyclist70 (6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant31 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant25 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Swanscombe road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swanscombe, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Swanscombe peaked at 32 in 2000; 2025 had 13.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 13
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20251318
20241722
20231822
20222428
2021712
20201720
20191821
20181420
20172021
20162230
20151425
20142327
20132231
20122330
20112225
20102027
20091414
20082533
20072326
20062025
20052228
20041622
20032431
20021719
20012331
20003241
19991620
19981927
19972325
19962835
19951417
19942124
19932224
19921820
19911822
19902426
19891216
19881719
19871517
19862124
19851923
19841922
19832021
19822528
19812833
19802329
19792838

Map of recent crashes in Swanscombe

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Swanscombe

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Swanscombe

The 24 most recent collisions in Swanscombe happened between 15 August 2024 and 23 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Swanscombe

The A226 has the most collisions in Swanscombe, 386 of 940 (41%), followed by the B259 (50).

Collisions in Swanscombe on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA226386509589
2ndB2595055111
3rdB255445903
4thA206365204

Council areas covering Swanscombe

Collisions in Swanscombe were recorded in 2 council areas. Dartford has 937 of 940 (99.7%).

Collisions in Swanscombe by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stDartford9371,1559189
2ndGravesham3400

Postcode districts in Swanscombe

Collisions in Swanscombe were recorded in 3 postcode districts, led by DA9 (488) and DA10 (449).