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Swale road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 512 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1979, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 162 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,855 collisions in Swale.

Collisions in 1979
512
Casualties in 1979
683
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
162
32% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1979

2.1% of collisions in Swale in 1979 were fatal and 32% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious16232%
  • Slight33966%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.8%
  • Serious19028%
  • Slight48170%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1979 is highlighted, with 512.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025277379
2024274368
2023324435
2022350501
2021339472
2020319427
2019372528
2018340497
2017408569
2016363496
2015361545
2014422588
2013374565
2012326446
2011388503
2010349464
2009395529
2008397546
2007370502
2006404550
2005419564
2004449597
2003415572
2002452589
2001486640
2000427566
1999390543
1998402556
1997387534
1996449620
1995436590
1994487661
1993455643
1992504679
1991464671
1990475659
1989532716
1988484669
1987500656
1986523712
1985529688
1984536755
1983488667
1982530683
1981511700
1980461601
1979512683

When and where crashes happen in Swale in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (14%)
  • Tuesday71 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (12%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5992 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5968 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.6%)
  • February30 (5.9%)
  • March39 (7.6%)
  • April40 (7.8%)
  • May50 (9.8%)
  • June37 (7.2%)
  • July53 (10%)
  • August52 (10%)
  • September47 (9.2%)
  • October48 (9.4%)
  • November48 (9.4%)
  • December34 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight367 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit82 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting60 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds400 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds20 (3.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds12 (2.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (68%)
  • Wet or damp134 (26%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow12 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph267 (52%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph75 (15%)
  • 70 mph127 (25%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway448 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (9.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant335 (49%)
  • Motorcyclist162 (24%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (2%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1045 (6.6%)
  • 11 to 1557 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 20193 (28%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 35109 (16%)
  • 36 to 4567 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5547 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.5%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (59%)
  • Passenger189 (28%)
  • Pedestrian94 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car538 (60%)
  • Motorcycle169 (19%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes55 (6.1%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.3%)
  • Minibus10 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1979

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1979 in Swale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 193 of them in 1979.

Collisions
194th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
223rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1979

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1979: 102, including 4 fatal and 32 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2102138432
2ndA2496996118
3rdM23760211
4thB2231203607
5thB2005151603
6thB2008141903
7thA299122715
8thA25191101
9thB216371203
10thB20076604
11thB20406602
12thB20064401

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1979

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1979: 122.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1979

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1979: 150.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1979, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 28 December 1979.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years