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Swale road accidents in 2000: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 427 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2000, and 566 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 75 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 1999 (390), and casualties rose from 543.

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

Collisions in 2000
427
Up 9% on 1999
Casualties in 2000
566
Up 4% on 1999
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
75
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2000

0.5% of collisions in Swale in 2000 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious7518%
  • Slight35082%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious8014%
  • Slight48486%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2000 is highlighted, with 427, up 9% on 1999.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2000
  • 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 2000

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (12%)
  • Tuesday58 (14%)
  • Wednesday70 (16%)
  • Thursday70 (16%)
  • Friday67 (16%)
  • Saturday66 (15%)
  • Sunday44 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5969 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59119 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5978 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (6.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (8.7%)
  • February32 (7.5%)
  • March22 (5.2%)
  • April33 (7.7%)
  • May42 (9.8%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July36 (8.4%)
  • August23 (5.4%)
  • September42 (9.8%)
  • October45 (11%)
  • November36 (8.4%)
  • December36 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight322 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit57 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting33 (7.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds337 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (16%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry267 (63%)
  • Wet or damp149 (35%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph261 (61%)
  • 40 mph24 (5.6%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph89 (21%)
  • 70 mph50 (12%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway333 (78%)
  • Dual carriageway59 (14%)
  • Roundabout21 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2000

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant339 (60%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)
  • Cyclist53 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant20 (3.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.1%)
  • 6 to 1034 (6%)
  • 11 to 1540 (7.1%)
  • 16 to 20101 (18%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (16%)
  • 36 to 4565 (11%)
  • 46 to 5560 (11%)
  • 56 to 6527 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.2%)
  • Over 7522 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded29 (5.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider343 (61%)
  • Passenger137 (24%)
  • Pedestrian86 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car588 (75%)
  • Pedal cycle54 (6.9%)
  • Motorcycle48 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car11 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2000

Map of the last 23 crashes of 2000 in Swale

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 23 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Swale ranked among 351 areas in 2000

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 2000.

Collisions
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
228th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
313th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 351 areas

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2000

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2000: 88, including 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2000
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA288123020
2ndA249324004
3rdM2305002
4thA250283406
5thB2005172202
6thB2231131804
7thB2008121600
8thB2163121704
9thA2517701
10thB20065602
11thB20404400
12thA2992201
13thB20072200
14thA2591100
15thB20451100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2000

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2000: 114.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2000

ME10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2000: 118.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2000

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2000, 1 was fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2000.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years