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Swale road accidents in 1998: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 402 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1998, and 556 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 56 were serious.

Collisions were up 4% on 1997 (387), and casualties rose from 534.

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

Collisions in 1998
402
Up 4% on 1997
Casualties in 1998
556
Up 4% on 1997
Fatal collisions
8
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
56
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1998

2% of collisions in Swale in 1998 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82%
  • Serious5614%
  • Slight33884%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.6%
  • Serious7213%
  • Slight47585%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1998 is highlighted, with 402, up 4% on 1997.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1998
  • 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 1998

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday68 (17%)
  • Wednesday56 (14%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday51 (13%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5960 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.2%)
  • February24 (6%)
  • March32 (8%)
  • April40 (10%)
  • May28 (7%)
  • June43 (11%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September28 (7%)
  • October27 (6.7%)
  • November41 (10%)
  • December31 (7.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight291 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds321 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds60 (15%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (68%)
  • Wet or damp118 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph220 (55%)
  • 40 mph36 (9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 60 mph94 (23%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway302 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway63 (16%)
  • Roundabout28 (7%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1998

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant346 (62%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)
  • Cyclist51 (9.2%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Minibus occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1035 (6.3%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.8%)
  • 16 to 2097 (17%)
  • 21 to 2584 (15%)
  • 26 to 3596 (17%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.9%)
  • 66 to 7512 (2.2%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider326 (59%)
  • Passenger160 (29%)
  • Pedestrian70 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car544 (74%)
  • Pedal cycle51 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle41 (5.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.7%)
  • Minibus9 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1998

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1998 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 1998

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 234 of them in 1998.

Collisions
235th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
240th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1998

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1998: 84, including 2 fatal and 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1998
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284126213
2ndA249356017
3rdB2231243611
4thA250222404
5thM2213016
6thB2005141802
7thB2008141501
8thB204081102
9thA2517800
10thA29961101
11thB20065500
12thB216351000
13thB20074500
14thB20451101

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1998

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1998: 93.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1998

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1998: 113.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1998

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1998, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1998.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years