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Swale road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 500 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1987, and 656 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 1986 (523), and casualties fell from 712.

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

Collisions in 1987
500
Down 4% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
656
Down 8% on 1986
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1987

2% of collisions in Swale in 1987 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious13928%
  • Slight35170%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.7%
  • Serious16926%
  • Slight47673%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1987 is highlighted, with 500, down 4% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • 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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday60 (12%)
  • Tuesday76 (15%)
  • Wednesday56 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (15%)
  • Friday89 (18%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday72 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5922 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.6%)
  • February36 (7.2%)
  • March36 (7.2%)
  • April48 (9.6%)
  • May43 (8.6%)
  • June33 (6.6%)
  • July44 (8.8%)
  • August50 (10%)
  • September38 (7.6%)
  • October67 (13%)
  • November35 (7%)
  • December37 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight363 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting49 (9.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds395 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (16%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry331 (66%)
  • Wet or damp157 (31%)
  • Snow7 (1.4%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph250 (50%)
  • 40 mph49 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph150 (30%)
  • 70 mph44 (8.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway418 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway62 (12%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2%)
  • Roundabout10 (2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant318 (48%)
  • Motorcyclist149 (23%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)
  • Cyclist55 (8.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)15 (2.3%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1546 (7%)
  • 16 to 20168 (26%)
  • 21 to 2591 (14%)
  • 26 to 35121 (18%)
  • 36 to 4563 (9.6%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6536 (5.5%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 7524 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider380 (58%)
  • Passenger175 (27%)
  • Pedestrian101 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car598 (67%)
  • Motorcycle146 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes38 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (3.6%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1987

Map of the last 22 crashes of 1987 in Swale

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

  • 22 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 350 areas in 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 1987.

Collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
147th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1987

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1987: 83, including 1 fatal and 28 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA283122128
2ndA2495676111
3rdM24374113
4thB2008192002
5thB2231192607
6thA250111403
7thB2005111403
8thA251101402
9thB21638801
10thA29971312
11thB20405611
12thB20073302
13thB20062200
14thB20011100
15thB20041200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1987

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1987: 118.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1987

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1987: 132.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1987, 1 was fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years