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Swale road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 464 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1991, and 671 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 2% on 1990 (475), and casualties rose from 659.

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

Collisions in 1991
464
Down 2% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
671
Up 2% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1991

1.3% of collisions in Swale in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7917%
  • Slight37982%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious9614%
  • Slight56985%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1991 is highlighted, with 464, down 2% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday63 (14%)
  • Wednesday65 (14%)
  • Thursday70 (15%)
  • Friday64 (14%)
  • Saturday77 (17%)
  • Sunday58 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (3.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5952 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5962 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5982 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5943 (9.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (9.3%)
  • February26 (5.6%)
  • March36 (7.8%)
  • April32 (6.9%)
  • May43 (9.3%)
  • June49 (11%)
  • July40 (8.6%)
  • August33 (7.1%)
  • September38 (8.2%)
  • October43 (9.3%)
  • November50 (11%)
  • December31 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit78 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds352 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds80 (17%)
  • Fog or mist6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other18 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (71%)
  • Wet or damp115 (25%)
  • Frost or ice17 (3.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph266 (57%)
  • 40 mph35 (7.5%)
  • 50 mph6 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph113 (24%)
  • 70 mph44 (9.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway389 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (11%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant353 (53%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist79 (12%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant37 (5.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1036 (5.4%)
  • 11 to 1571 (11%)
  • 16 to 20148 (22%)
  • 21 to 2581 (12%)
  • 26 to 3595 (14%)
  • 36 to 45100 (15%)
  • 46 to 5546 (6.9%)
  • 56 to 6533 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4%)
  • Over 7513 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (54%)
  • Passenger208 (31%)
  • Pedestrian103 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car602 (71%)
  • Motorcycle81 (9.5%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes41 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (4.5%)
  • Minibus12 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle8 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 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 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 1991.

Collisions
187th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1991

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1991: 94, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA294118116
2ndA2495010714
3rdM2296226
4thA250262708
5thB2231265116
6thB2008141903
7thA251121302
8thB2005121403
9thA29971001
10thB216371000
11thB20063300
12thB20073600
13thB20403300

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1991

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1991: 101.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1991

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1991: 132.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1991, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1991.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years