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Swale road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 484 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1988, and 669 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 134 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1987 (500), and casualties rose from 656.

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

Collisions in 1988
484
Down 3% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
669
Up 2% on 1987
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
134
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1988

2.7% of collisions in Swale in 1988 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious13428%
  • Slight33770%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.9%
  • Serious15924%
  • Slight49774%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1988 is highlighted, with 484, down 3% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (12%)
  • Wednesday71 (15%)
  • Thursday62 (13%)
  • Friday77 (16%)
  • Saturday85 (18%)
  • Sunday58 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (3.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5921 (4.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January34 (7%)
  • February39 (8.1%)
  • March46 (9.5%)
  • April46 (9.5%)
  • May40 (8.3%)
  • June36 (7.4%)
  • July48 (9.9%)
  • August39 (8.1%)
  • September40 (8.3%)
  • October31 (6.4%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December36 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight336 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit79 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting65 (13%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds382 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist11 (2.3%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other13 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry336 (69%)
  • Wet or damp137 (28%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph227 (47%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph9 (1.9%)
  • 60 mph163 (34%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway415 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway53 (11%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.3%)
  • One way street or slip road5 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant373 (56%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (16%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)
  • Cyclist42 (6.3%)
  • Van occupant28 (4.2%)
  • Minibus occupant23 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1543 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20153 (23%)
  • 21 to 2587 (13%)
  • 26 to 35126 (19%)
  • 36 to 4593 (14%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.3%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.7%)
  • Over 758 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider385 (58%)
  • Passenger206 (31%)
  • Pedestrian78 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car545 (63%)
  • Motorcycle110 (13%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes67 (7.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes65 (7.6%)
  • Pedal cycle43 (5%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.5%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 in Swale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 192 of them in 1988.

Collisions
193rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
118th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1988

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1988: 78, including 2 fatal and 24 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA278112224
2ndA2496091124
3rdM2426749
4thB2231233408
5thA250202207
6thB2008192007
7thA251141804
8thB2005141811
9thA299122022
10thB216391202
11thB20075500
12thB20062200
13thB20402200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1988

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1988: 99.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1988

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1988: 129.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1988, none were fatal and 10 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years