Skip to main content
CrashStats

Swale road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1989, and 716 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 102 were serious.

Collisions were up 10% on 1988 (484), and casualties rose from 669.

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

Collisions in 1989
532
Up 10% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
716
Up 7% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
102
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1989

2.1% of collisions in Swale in 1989 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious10219%
  • Slight41979%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious11917%
  • Slight58582%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1989 is highlighted, with 532, up 10% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday77 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (12%)
  • Wednesday74 (14%)
  • Thursday67 (13%)
  • Friday80 (15%)
  • Saturday74 (14%)
  • Sunday98 (18%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5918 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5966 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5984 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January46 (8.6%)
  • February36 (6.8%)
  • March33 (6.2%)
  • April45 (8.5%)
  • May41 (7.7%)
  • June47 (8.8%)
  • July45 (8.5%)
  • August48 (9%)
  • September43 (8.1%)
  • October63 (12%)
  • November40 (7.5%)
  • December45 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight361 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit103 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting58 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (1.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds389 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds96 (18%)
  • Fog or mist21 (3.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other20 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry350 (66%)
  • Wet or damp171 (32%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph256 (48%)
  • 40 mph35 (6.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.6%)
  • 60 mph159 (30%)
  • 70 mph68 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway437 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway72 (14%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant413 (58%)
  • Motorcyclist101 (14%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)
  • Cyclist49 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant30 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 526 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1040 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 20148 (21%)
  • 21 to 2596 (13%)
  • 26 to 35142 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (11%)
  • 46 to 5554 (7.5%)
  • 56 to 6553 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7518 (2.5%)
  • Over 7515 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider422 (59%)
  • Passenger203 (28%)
  • Pedestrian91 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (68%)
  • Motorcycle103 (9.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes85 (8.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes65 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle50 (4.8%)
  • Other vehicle13 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded10 (1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 350 areas in 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1989.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
188th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
178th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1989

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1989: 96, including 5 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA296122520
2ndA2496289116
3rdM2599615
4thA250274008
5thB2231263817
6thA299173313
7thB2008162201
8thA251101200
9thB2005101002
10thB2163101201
11thB20076701
12thB20402200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1989

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1989: 119.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1989

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1989: 165.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1989, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 27 December 1989.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years