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Swale road accidents in 1996: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1996, and 620 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 86 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 1995 (436), and casualties rose from 590.

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

Collisions in 1996
449
Up 3% on 1995
Casualties in 1996
620
Up 5% on 1995
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
86
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1996

1.1% of collisions in Swale in 1996 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8619%
  • Slight35880%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious10417%
  • Slight51082%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1996 is highlighted, with 449, up 3% on 1995.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1996
  • 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 1996

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday61 (14%)
  • Friday95 (21%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5923 (5.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (2.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5987 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59100 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5979 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (8.5%)
  • February36 (8%)
  • March45 (10%)
  • April35 (7.8%)
  • May40 (8.9%)
  • June39 (8.7%)
  • July37 (8.2%)
  • August38 (8.5%)
  • September31 (6.9%)
  • October33 (7.3%)
  • November36 (8%)
  • December41 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight326 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit77 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (0.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds350 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (13%)
  • Fog or mist9 (2%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.1%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other14 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry303 (67%)
  • Wet or damp131 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.4%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph245 (55%)
  • 40 mph38 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph117 (26%)
  • 70 mph43 (9.6%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway378 (84%)
  • Dual carriageway41 (9.1%)
  • Roundabout22 (4.9%)
  • 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 1996

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant382 (62%)
  • Pedestrian91 (15%)
  • Cyclist51 (8.2%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (6.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)13 (2.1%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.8%)
  • Minibus occupant9 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant7 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 521 (3.4%)
  • 6 to 1043 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 20107 (17%)
  • 21 to 2568 (11%)
  • 26 to 35121 (20%)
  • 36 to 4578 (13%)
  • 46 to 5557 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6547 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded6 (1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider354 (57%)
  • Passenger175 (28%)
  • Pedestrian91 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle53 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.5%)
  • Motorcycle40 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes37 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach12 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1996

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1996 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 351 areas in 1996

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1996.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
212th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1996

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1996: 92, including 1 fatal and 18 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1996
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA292134118
2ndA249447017
3rdB2008263204
4thB2231253516
5thM2244403
6thA250182203
7thA251121603
8thB2005112101
9thB204091102
10thA2996902
11thB20075502
12thB21635601
13thB20063301

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1996

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1996: 99.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1996

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1996: 114.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1996

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1996, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1996.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years