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Swale road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 455 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1993, and 643 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 78 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1992 (504), and casualties fell from 679.

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

Collisions in 1993
455
Down 10% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
643
Down 5% on 1992
Fatal collisions
6
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
78
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1993

1.3% of collisions in Swale in 1993 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.3%
  • Serious7817%
  • Slight37182%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal172.6%
  • Serious8914%
  • Slight53784%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1993 is highlighted, with 455, down 10% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (15%)
  • Tuesday53 (12%)
  • Wednesday74 (16%)
  • Thursday68 (15%)
  • Friday74 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (13%)
  • Sunday57 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5974 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5938 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March43 (9.5%)
  • April26 (5.7%)
  • May34 (7.5%)
  • June44 (9.7%)
  • July48 (11%)
  • August37 (8.1%)
  • September43 (9.5%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November42 (9.2%)
  • December31 (6.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (78%)
  • Dark, street lights lit70 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting24 (5.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds356 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (15%)
  • Fog or mist13 (2.9%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry313 (69%)
  • Wet or damp139 (31%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph250 (55%)
  • 40 mph41 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph113 (25%)
  • 70 mph48 (11%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway45 (9.9%)
  • Roundabout24 (5.3%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant349 (54%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)
  • Motorcyclist57 (8.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant53 (8.2%)
  • Cyclist52 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)12 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.3%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4.4%)
  • 11 to 1554 (8.4%)
  • 16 to 2094 (15%)
  • 21 to 2579 (12%)
  • 26 to 35119 (19%)
  • 36 to 4581 (13%)
  • 46 to 5574 (12%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7527 (4.2%)
  • Over 7511 (1.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider356 (55%)
  • Passenger199 (31%)
  • Pedestrian88 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (72%)
  • Motorcycle60 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle55 (6.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes52 (6.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 1993.

Collisions
188th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
178th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
198th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1993

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1993: 106, including 1 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2106139115
2ndA249394915
3rdM2268713
4thA250243105
5thB2231213004
6thB2005141712
7thB2008142401
8thB2163141802
9thA251111402
10thB20406601
11thA2994500
12thB20074400
13thB20772200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1993

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1993: 102.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1993

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1993: 119.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1993, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1993.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years