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Swale road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 530 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1982, and 683 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 121 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1981 (511), and casualties fell from 700.

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

Collisions in 1982
530
Up 4% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
683
Down 2% on 1981
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
121
23% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1982

2.3% of collisions in Swale in 1982 were fatal and 23% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious12123%
  • Slight39775%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious15623%
  • Slight51475%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1982 is highlighted, with 530, up 4% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (13%)
  • Tuesday78 (15%)
  • Wednesday58 (11%)
  • Thursday94 (18%)
  • Friday79 (15%)
  • Saturday84 (16%)
  • Sunday68 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5983 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59120 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5977 (15%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.9%)
  • February31 (5.8%)
  • March45 (8.5%)
  • April42 (7.9%)
  • May46 (8.7%)
  • June34 (6.4%)
  • July60 (11%)
  • August51 (9.6%)
  • September53 (10%)
  • October45 (8.5%)
  • November41 (7.7%)
  • December40 (7.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight372 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit99 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting57 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds414 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp158 (30%)
  • Frost or ice13 (2.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph282 (53%)
  • 40 mph51 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph148 (28%)
  • 70 mph47 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway460 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (10%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.1%)
  • Roundabout6 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant304 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist181 (27%)
  • Pedestrian106 (16%)
  • Cyclist59 (8.6%)
  • Van occupant14 (2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20210 (31%)
  • 21 to 2573 (11%)
  • 26 to 3594 (14%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5555 (8.1%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider404 (59%)
  • Passenger173 (25%)
  • Pedestrian106 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car552 (59%)
  • Motorcycle186 (20%)
  • Pedal cycle60 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes54 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes54 (5.8%)
  • Other vehicle17 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach8 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 175th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
175th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
183rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
238th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1982

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1982: 132, including 5 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2132172526
2ndA2495883314
3rdM23356010
4thB2163182004
5thB2008141506
6thB2231142012
7thA251131301
8thA299122122
9thB2040111102
10thB20057902
11thB20076801
12thB20064401
13thA2503400
14thA2591101

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1982

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1982: 141.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1982

ME10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1982: 138.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1982, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years