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Swale road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 504 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1992, and 679 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 99 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1991 (464), and casualties rose from 671.

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

Collisions in 1992
504
Up 9% on 1991
Casualties in 1992
679
Up 1% on 1991
Fatal collisions
10
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
99
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1992

2% of collisions in Swale in 1992 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal102%
  • Serious9920%
  • Slight39578%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious12018%
  • Slight54881%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1992 is highlighted, with 504, up 9% on 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday83 (16%)
  • Tuesday64 (13%)
  • Wednesday67 (13%)
  • Thursday73 (14%)
  • Friday81 (16%)
  • Saturday70 (14%)
  • Sunday66 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (4.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5963 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5994 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59113 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5987 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (8.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (6.5%)
  • February32 (6.3%)
  • March42 (8.3%)
  • April37 (7.3%)
  • May46 (9.1%)
  • June34 (6.7%)
  • July56 (11%)
  • August51 (10%)
  • September48 (9.5%)
  • October38 (7.5%)
  • November43 (8.5%)
  • December44 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight404 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit90 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting10 (2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds353 (70%)
  • Raining, no high winds105 (21%)
  • Fog or mist14 (2.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other17 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry322 (64%)
  • Wet or damp168 (33%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph271 (54%)
  • 40 mph42 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph133 (26%)
  • 70 mph55 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway423 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway52 (10%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant420 (62%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist78 (11%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.1%)
  • Van occupant14 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 520 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.6%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8%)
  • 16 to 20118 (17%)
  • 21 to 25101 (15%)
  • 26 to 35135 (20%)
  • 36 to 4571 (10%)
  • 46 to 5563 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6530 (4.4%)
  • 66 to 7525 (3.7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider401 (59%)
  • Passenger194 (29%)
  • Pedestrian84 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (71%)
  • Motorcycle82 (8.9%)
  • Pedal cycle64 (7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes53 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes34 (3.7%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 167th most road collisions in 1992.

Collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
175th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
128th
highest of 349 areas
Serious collisions
155th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1992

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1992: 110, including 2 fatal and 26 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2110134226
2ndA2495388312
3rdM2375316
4thA250313503
5thB2231225123
6thB2008152004
7thA251141803
8thB2163142102
9thB20059900
10thB20406602
11thB20075501
12thA2993400
13thB20062200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1992

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1992: 117.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1992

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1992: 148.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1992, 3 were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 31 December 1992.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years