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Swale road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1980, and 601 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 15 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1979 (512), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 1980
461
Down 10% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
601
Down 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
15
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1980

3.3% of collisions in Swale in 1980 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal153.3%
  • Serious13930%
  • Slight30767%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.8%
  • Serious16828%
  • Slight41669%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1980 is highlighted, with 461, down 10% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday53 (11%)
  • Tuesday64 (14%)
  • Wednesday58 (13%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday81 (18%)
  • Saturday85 (18%)
  • Sunday52 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5920 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5965 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5966 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59106 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February35 (7.6%)
  • March41 (8.9%)
  • April34 (7.4%)
  • May32 (6.9%)
  • June32 (6.9%)
  • July43 (9.3%)
  • August47 (10%)
  • September43 (9.3%)
  • October44 (9.5%)
  • November43 (9.3%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight315 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit87 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting56 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds357 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (18%)
  • Raining with high winds11 (2.4%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry317 (69%)
  • Wet or damp131 (28%)
  • Frost or ice12 (2.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph226 (49%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph9 (2%)
  • 60 mph140 (30%)
  • 70 mph45 (9.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway395 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant275 (46%)
  • Motorcyclist169 (28%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)
  • Cyclist48 (8%)
  • Van occupant18 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1544 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20180 (30%)
  • 21 to 2593 (15%)
  • 26 to 3584 (14%)
  • 36 to 4551 (8.5%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.7%)
  • 56 to 6529 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7515 (2.5%)
  • Over 757 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider372 (62%)
  • Passenger155 (26%)
  • Pedestrian74 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car497 (60%)
  • Motorcycle173 (21%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (4.1%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1980

Map of the last 23 crashes of 1980 in Swale

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

  • 23 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1980.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
213th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
125th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1980

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1980: 82, including 1 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA282105124
2ndA2496697324
3rdM2334835
4thB2231173307
5thB2005151803
6thB2008141517
7thA251111611
8thA299101513
9thB20076601
10thB20405502
11thB21635601
12thB20062200
13thB20772401
14thA281100
15thB20271100
16thB20311100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1980

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1980: 80.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1980

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1980: 114.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1980, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1980.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years