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Swale road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 523 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1986, and 712 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 136 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 1985 (529), and casualties rose from 688.

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

Collisions in 1986
523
Down 1% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
712
Up 3% on 1985
Fatal collisions
12
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
136
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1986

2.3% of collisions in Swale in 1986 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.3%
  • Serious13626%
  • Slight37572%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious16423%
  • Slight53675%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1986 is highlighted, with 523, down 1% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday74 (14%)
  • Wednesday75 (14%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday78 (15%)
  • Saturday78 (15%)
  • Sunday77 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5925 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5991 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (6.5%)
  • February35 (6.7%)
  • March46 (8.8%)
  • April42 (8%)
  • May48 (9.2%)
  • June45 (8.6%)
  • July43 (8.2%)
  • August54 (10%)
  • September45 (8.6%)
  • October42 (8%)
  • November47 (9%)
  • December42 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight368 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit89 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting62 (12%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds426 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry344 (66%)
  • Wet or damp156 (30%)
  • Frost or ice16 (3.1%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph263 (50%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph140 (27%)
  • 70 mph67 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway430 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.3%)
  • Roundabout9 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant365 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist167 (23%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)
  • Cyclist62 (8.7%)
  • Minibus occupant15 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1027 (3.8%)
  • 11 to 1569 (9.7%)
  • 16 to 20178 (25%)
  • 21 to 25101 (14%)
  • 26 to 3599 (14%)
  • 36 to 4588 (12%)
  • 46 to 5562 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 6534 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.2%)
  • Over 7516 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider424 (60%)
  • Passenger210 (29%)
  • Pedestrian78 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car630 (66%)
  • Motorcycle170 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (6.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes42 (4.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.6%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Swale ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1986.

Collisions
179th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
169th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
169th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1986

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1986: 111, including 4 fatal and 27 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2111156427
2ndM25998314
3rdA2493661110
4thB2005161602
5thA250151806
6thB2231152118
7thB2008142004
8thA299132106
9thA251121202
10thB2040111102
11thB2163111402
12thB20075701
13thB20551100
14thB20771100
15thB21361100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1986

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1986: 111.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1986

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1986: 138.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1986, 2 were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1986.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years