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Swale road accidents in 1999: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 390 road traffic collisions in Swale in 1999, and 543 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 45 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1998 (402), and casualties fell from 556.

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

Collisions in 1999
390
Down 3% on 1998
Casualties in 1999
543
Down 2% on 1998
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
45
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 1999

1% of collisions in Swale in 1999 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious4512%
  • Slight34187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.7%
  • Serious5510%
  • Slight48489%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 1999 is highlighted, with 390, down 3% on 1998.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1999
  • 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 1999

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday44 (11%)
  • Tuesday65 (17%)
  • Wednesday54 (14%)
  • Thursday68 (17%)
  • Friday65 (17%)
  • Saturday55 (14%)
  • Sunday39 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59104 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (6.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (7.9%)
  • February27 (6.9%)
  • March33 (8.5%)
  • April31 (7.9%)
  • May28 (7.2%)
  • June29 (7.4%)
  • July34 (8.7%)
  • August29 (7.4%)
  • September40 (10%)
  • October55 (14%)
  • November28 (7.2%)
  • December25 (6.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight298 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit59 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.6%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds316 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds59 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (70%)
  • Wet or damp108 (28%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph212 (54%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph93 (24%)
  • 70 mph50 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway305 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway51 (13%)
  • Roundabout23 (5.9%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 1999

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant321 (59%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (7.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant26 (4.8%)
  • Van occupant17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)8 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.6%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1044 (8.1%)
  • 11 to 1544 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (19%)
  • 21 to 2558 (11%)
  • 26 to 3591 (17%)
  • 36 to 4567 (12%)
  • 46 to 5548 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6528 (5.2%)
  • 66 to 7520 (3.7%)
  • Over 7510 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider309 (57%)
  • Passenger157 (29%)
  • Pedestrian77 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car533 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle48 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle38 (5.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes33 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes31 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 1999

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1999 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 1999

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 240 of them in 1999.

Collisions
241st
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
245th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
263rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
279th
of 351 areas, highest first

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 1999

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 1999: 84, including 2 fatal and 10 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 1999
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284143210
2ndA249406008
3rdA250303605
4thM2274111
5thB2005161701
6thB20089901
7thA2518901
8thB216381100
9thB22318901
10thA2997900
11thB20063300
12thB20072400
13thB20402200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 1999

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 1999: 92.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 1999

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 1999: 110.

Latest crashes in Swale in 1999

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 1999, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 29 December 1999.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years