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Swale road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 511 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1981, and 700 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 171 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 1980 (461), and casualties rose from 601.

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

Collisions in 1981
511
Up 11% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
700
Up 16% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
171
33% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1981

2.2% of collisions in Swale in 1981 were fatal and 33% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.2%
  • Serious17133%
  • Slight32964%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious21130%
  • Slight47668%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1981 is highlighted, with 511, up 11% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday62 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday81 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (15%)
  • Friday85 (17%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday69 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5973 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5996 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5972 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5958 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7%)
  • February31 (6.1%)
  • March37 (7.2%)
  • April50 (9.8%)
  • May40 (7.8%)
  • June46 (9%)
  • July52 (10%)
  • August45 (8.8%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October39 (7.6%)
  • November44 (8.6%)
  • December38 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight378 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit81 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds385 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (17%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (2%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (63%)
  • Wet or damp163 (32%)
  • Frost or ice21 (4.1%)
  • Snow5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (51%)
  • 40 mph46 (9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph167 (33%)
  • 70 mph34 (6.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway447 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Roundabout3 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant328 (47%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (23%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)
  • Cyclist61 (8.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant16 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.1%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1577 (11%)
  • 16 to 20218 (31%)
  • 21 to 2558 (8.3%)
  • 26 to 35111 (16%)
  • 36 to 4562 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.6%)
  • 56 to 6541 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7524 (3.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider410 (59%)
  • Passenger199 (28%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car529 (60%)
  • Motorcycle165 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes47 (5.3%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.7%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 in Swale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 181 of them in 1981.

Collisions
182nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
180th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
140th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1981

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1981: 104, including 1 fatal and 35 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2104139135
2ndA2496388320
3rdM2245507
4thB2231153114
5thA251131808
6thA299121815
7thB200591013
8thB20089901
9thB20078803
10thB20065502
11thB204051111
12thB21635503
13thA2501400

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1981

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1981: 105.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1981

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1981: 143.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1981, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1981.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years