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Swale road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 488 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1983, and 667 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 117 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 1982 (530), and casualties fell from 683.

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

Collisions in 1983
488
Down 8% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
667
Down 2% on 1982
Fatal collisions
12
2.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
117
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1983

2.5% of collisions in Swale in 1983 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.5%
  • Serious11724%
  • Slight35974%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious14221%
  • Slight51277%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1983 is highlighted, with 488, down 8% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday46 (9.4%)
  • Wednesday70 (14%)
  • Thursday81 (17%)
  • Friday75 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (15%)
  • Sunday75 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5970 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59121 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5995 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6.6%)
  • February33 (6.8%)
  • March45 (9.2%)
  • April43 (8.8%)
  • May50 (10%)
  • June46 (9.4%)
  • July35 (7.2%)
  • August39 (8%)
  • September40 (8.2%)
  • October41 (8.4%)
  • November42 (8.6%)
  • December42 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit93 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting52 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds392 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds72 (15%)
  • Fog or mist8 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry338 (69%)
  • Wet or damp141 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep3 (0.6%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (54%)
  • 40 mph47 (9.6%)
  • 60 mph137 (28%)
  • 70 mph40 (8.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway427 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (10%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)
  • One way street or slip road4 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)
  • Cyclist58 (8.7%)
  • Van occupant39 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1549 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20222 (33%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3584 (13%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6539 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 759 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider409 (61%)
  • Passenger180 (27%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (58%)
  • Motorcycle157 (18%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes82 (9.4%)
  • Pedal cycle61 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (4.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 in Swale

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 350 areas in 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1983.

Collisions
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
159th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
217th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1983

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1983: 93, including 3 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA293121324
2ndA24955100211
3rdM23664111
4thB2008192606
5thB2005172627
6thA251131412
7thB2231101701
8thB20078900
9thB20405501
10thA29941102
11thB20063300
12thB21633402
13thA2502202
14thB22051101

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1983

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1983: 127.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1983

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1983: 131.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1983, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1983.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years