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Swale road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 529 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1985, and 688 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 137 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1984 (536), and casualties fell from 755.

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

Collisions in 1985
529
Down 1% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
688
Down 9% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
2.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
137
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1985

2.6% of collisions in Swale in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.6%
  • Serious13726%
  • Slight37871%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142%
  • Serious17025%
  • Slight50473%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1985 is highlighted, with 529, down 1% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday67 (13%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday60 (11%)
  • Friday99 (19%)
  • Saturday101 (19%)
  • Sunday63 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5928 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5985 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59134 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5967 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.4%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April28 (5.3%)
  • May44 (8.3%)
  • June51 (9.6%)
  • July54 (10%)
  • August53 (10%)
  • September48 (9.1%)
  • October47 (8.9%)
  • November53 (10%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit94 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting68 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds435 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (14%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry362 (68%)
  • Wet or damp148 (28%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.1%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph273 (52%)
  • 40 mph34 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph172 (33%)
  • 70 mph46 (8.7%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway446 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.7%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant298 (43%)
  • Motorcyclist195 (28%)
  • Pedestrian88 (13%)
  • Cyclist57 (8.3%)
  • Van occupant29 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1550 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 20194 (28%)
  • 21 to 25118 (17%)
  • 26 to 3578 (11%)
  • 36 to 4591 (13%)
  • 46 to 5544 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.1%)
  • 66 to 7520 (2.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (62%)
  • Passenger176 (26%)
  • Pedestrian88 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (60%)
  • Motorcycle193 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes57 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes41 (4.4%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 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 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 172nd most road collisions in 1985.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
180th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1985

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1985: 111, including 4 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2111143426
2ndA2494770317
3rdA250333927
4thM23150012
5thB2231243911
6thB2008141905
7thA299132313
8thB2005131304
9thB2163101003
10thA25191304
11thB204081003
12thB20073301
13thB20062200
14thA2911100
15thB20031100
16thB20631100
17thB22051200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1985

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1985: 122.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1985

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1985: 136.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1985, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1985.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years