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Swale road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 475 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1990, and 659 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 89 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1989 (532), and casualties fell from 716.

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

Collisions in 1990
475
Down 11% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
659
Down 8% on 1989
Fatal collisions
13
2.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
89
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1990

2.7% of collisions in Swale in 1990 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal132.7%
  • Serious8919%
  • Slight37379%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.3%
  • Serious10416%
  • Slight54082%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1990 is highlighted, with 475, down 11% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (13%)
  • Wednesday64 (13%)
  • Thursday75 (16%)
  • Friday80 (17%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday55 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5970 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5959 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.6%)
  • February27 (5.7%)
  • March31 (6.5%)
  • April43 (9.1%)
  • May48 (10%)
  • June50 (11%)
  • July38 (8%)
  • August37 (7.8%)
  • September45 (9.5%)
  • October54 (11%)
  • November37 (7.8%)
  • December29 (6.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit67 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting51 (11%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds380 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry353 (74%)
  • Wet or damp114 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (1.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph248 (52%)
  • 40 mph41 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph14 (2.9%)
  • 60 mph131 (28%)
  • 70 mph41 (8.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway401 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.5%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant376 (57%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist88 (13%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)18 (2.7%)
  • Van occupant18 (2.7%)
  • Minibus occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 523 (3.5%)
  • 6 to 1035 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1553 (8%)
  • 16 to 20143 (22%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35112 (17%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5545 (6.8%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7528 (4.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (56%)
  • Passenger200 (30%)
  • Pedestrian93 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car623 (70%)
  • Motorcycle90 (10%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes62 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes43 (4.8%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1990.

Collisions
207th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
131st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
225th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1990

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1990: 100, including 1 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2100132120
2ndA2495993212
3rdM2265916
4thA250242403
5thB2008233106
6thB2231233613
7thA299112204
8thB2007101304
9thB200581321
10thB21635711
11thA2514411
12thB20404400
13thB20063501

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1990

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1990: 89.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1990

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1990: 137.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1990, 2 were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years