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Swale road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 536 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1984, and 755 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 140 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1983 (488), and casualties rose from 667.

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

Collisions in 1984
536
Up 10% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
755
Up 13% on 1983
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
140
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1984

2.1% of collisions in Swale in 1984 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious14026%
  • Slight38572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.7%
  • Serious16522%
  • Slight57776%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1984 is highlighted, with 536, up 10% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday100 (19%)
  • Tuesday69 (13%)
  • Wednesday80 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (9.3%)
  • Friday76 (14%)
  • Saturday92 (17%)
  • Sunday69 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5971 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (7.1%)
  • February41 (7.6%)
  • March37 (6.9%)
  • April34 (6.3%)
  • May45 (8.4%)
  • June38 (7.1%)
  • July49 (9.1%)
  • August53 (9.9%)
  • September54 (10%)
  • October54 (10%)
  • November36 (6.7%)
  • December57 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight389 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit92 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting50 (9.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds430 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds88 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.1%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry357 (67%)
  • Wet or damp168 (31%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 10 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph301 (56%)
  • 40 mph43 (8%)
  • 60 mph139 (26%)
  • 70 mph52 (9.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway453 (85%)
  • Dual carriageway67 (13%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.5%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (22%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (6.1%)
  • Van occupant17 (2.3%)
  • Minibus occupant10 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 525 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1033 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1566 (8.7%)
  • 16 to 20218 (29%)
  • 21 to 2586 (11%)
  • 26 to 35100 (13%)
  • 36 to 4568 (9%)
  • 46 to 5565 (8.6%)
  • 56 to 6549 (6.5%)
  • 66 to 7531 (4.1%)
  • Over 7514 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (56%)
  • Passenger228 (30%)
  • Pedestrian102 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car582 (61%)
  • Motorcycle158 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes61 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes56 (5.8%)
  • Bus or coach15 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle15 (1.6%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Swale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1984.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
157th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1984

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1984: 119, including 1 fatal and 36 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2119151136
2ndA24971118320
3rdM24310728
4thB2005232926
5thB2008171904
6thB2163131502
7thB2231132413
8thB2007101001
9thA29992211
10thA25081202
11thA2515702
12thB20064502
13thB20404401
14thB21041100
15thB21611100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1984

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1984: 138.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1984

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1984: 145.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1984, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years