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Swale road accidents in 1995: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1995, and 590 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 85 were serious.

Collisions were down 10% on 1994 (487), and casualties fell from 661.

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

Collisions in 1995
436
Down 10% on 1994
Casualties in 1995
590
Down 11% on 1994
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
85
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1995

1.4% of collisions in Swale in 1995 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious8519%
  • Slight34579%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious9917%
  • Slight48582%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1995 is highlighted, with 436, down 10% on 1994.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1995
  • 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 1995

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (12%)
  • Tuesday66 (15%)
  • Wednesday65 (15%)
  • Thursday71 (16%)
  • Friday68 (16%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday51 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5914 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5949 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59115 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5973 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (8.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.9%)
  • February32 (7.3%)
  • March32 (7.3%)
  • April34 (7.8%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June42 (9.6%)
  • July41 (9.4%)
  • August52 (12%)
  • September37 (8.5%)
  • October34 (7.8%)
  • November26 (6%)
  • December28 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight304 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit80 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (8.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit14 (3.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds348 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry316 (72%)
  • Wet or damp108 (25%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph227 (52%)
  • 40 mph44 (10%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph122 (28%)
  • 70 mph39 (8.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway365 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway48 (11%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.9%)
  • One way street or slip road6 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1995

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant379 (64%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist53 (9%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.5%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (14%)
  • 26 to 35111 (19%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (8.5%)
  • 56 to 6521 (3.6%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (58%)
  • Passenger169 (29%)
  • Pedestrian78 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car577 (74%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes50 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle46 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.5%)
  • Minibus9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1995

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1995 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 351 areas in 1995

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 206 of them in 1995.

Collisions
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
215th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
201st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1995

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1995: 98, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1995
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA298138121
2ndA2494671313
3rdM2233405
4thB2231223204
5thA250192413
6thA251152214
7thB2005111304
8thB2008101100
9thB21637702
10thA2994400
11thB20064400
12thB20074500
13thB20401200
14thB20451100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1995

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1995: 96.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1995

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1995: 116.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1995

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1995, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1995.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years