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Swale road accidents in 1997: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 387 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1997, and 534 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 67 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 1996 (449), and casualties fell from 620.

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

Collisions in 1997
387
Down 14% on 1996
Casualties in 1997
534
Down 14% on 1996
Fatal collisions
11
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
67
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1997

2.8% of collisions in Swale in 1997 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal112.8%
  • Serious6717%
  • Slight30980%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal112.1%
  • Serious8015%
  • Slight44383%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1997 is highlighted, with 387, down 14% on 1996.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1997
  • 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 1997

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday36 (9.3%)
  • Tuesday58 (15%)
  • Wednesday66 (17%)
  • Thursday41 (11%)
  • Friday64 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (16%)
  • Sunday61 (16%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5924 (6.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5946 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5953 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5997 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.6%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.5%)
  • February19 (4.9%)
  • March29 (7.5%)
  • April34 (8.8%)
  • May42 (11%)
  • June36 (9.3%)
  • July43 (11%)
  • August33 (8.5%)
  • September29 (7.5%)
  • October31 (8%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December32 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight265 (68%)
  • Dark, street lights lit75 (19%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (8.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds315 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds49 (13%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry275 (71%)
  • Wet or damp100 (26%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph199 (51%)
  • 40 mph38 (9.8%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph99 (26%)
  • 70 mph50 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway294 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway49 (13%)
  • Roundabout29 (7.5%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (3.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1997

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (69%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)
  • Cyclist39 (7.3%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.2%)
  • 6 to 1038 (7.1%)
  • 11 to 1532 (6%)
  • 16 to 2084 (16%)
  • 21 to 2569 (13%)
  • 26 to 35119 (22%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5549 (9.2%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (56%)
  • Passenger164 (31%)
  • Pedestrian69 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car556 (79%)
  • Pedal cycle40 (5.7%)
  • Motorcycle35 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes29 (4.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes21 (3%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1997

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1997 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 1997

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 251 of them in 1997.

Collisions
252nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
257th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
89th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
222nd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1997

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1997: 85, including 4 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1997
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28512049
2ndA2494367110
3rdA250323935
4thM2224014
5thB2231152711
6thA251142103
7thB2008142013
8thB2005111303
9thA299101303
10thB21636902
11thB20073400
12thB20403300
13thB20062200
14thA2591100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1997

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1997: 76.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1997

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1997: 121.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1997

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1997, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1997.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years