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Swale road accidents in 1994: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 487 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1994, and 661 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 95 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1993 (455), and casualties rose from 643.

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

Collisions in 1994
487
Up 7% on 1993
Casualties in 1994
661
Up 3% on 1993
Fatal collisions
8
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
95
20% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1994

1.6% of collisions in Swale in 1994 were fatal and 20% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious9520%
  • Slight38479%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.4%
  • Serious11217%
  • Slight54082%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1994 is highlighted, with 487, up 7% on 1993.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1994
  • 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 1994

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday67 (14%)
  • Tuesday66 (14%)
  • Wednesday76 (16%)
  • Thursday78 (16%)
  • Friday62 (13%)
  • Saturday72 (15%)
  • Sunday66 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5954 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5970 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5989 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (7.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.2%)
  • February37 (7.6%)
  • March39 (8%)
  • April31 (6.4%)
  • May43 (8.8%)
  • June47 (9.7%)
  • July46 (9.4%)
  • August45 (9.2%)
  • September42 (8.6%)
  • October40 (8.2%)
  • November49 (10%)
  • December38 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (8.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds388 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (15%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (68%)
  • Wet or damp154 (32%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph268 (55%)
  • 40 mph48 (9.9%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph130 (27%)
  • 70 mph38 (7.8%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway422 (87%)
  • Dual carriageway38 (7.8%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.3%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1994

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant460 (70%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist51 (7.7%)
  • Van occupant12 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.9%)
  • 11 to 1536 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 20121 (18%)
  • 21 to 2584 (13%)
  • 26 to 35131 (20%)
  • 36 to 4575 (11%)
  • 46 to 5572 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7521 (3.2%)
  • Over 7512 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (61%)
  • Passenger193 (29%)
  • Pedestrian68 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car715 (77%)
  • Motorcycle55 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle52 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (3.8%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Minibus6 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1994

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1994 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 1994

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 174th most road collisions in 1994.

Collisions
174th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
181st
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
161st
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1994

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1994: 100, including 3 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1994
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2100142313
2ndA2495384114
3rdA250272806
4thM2254506
5thB2231234103
6thA251151913
7thB2005151903
8thB2008111303
9thB216391115
10thA2995800
11thB20405700
12thB20062201
13thB20072300
14thB20452200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1994

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1994: 114.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1994

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1994: 133.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1994

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1994, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1994.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years