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Swale road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 486 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2001, and 640 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 69 were serious.

Collisions were up 14% on 2000 (427), and casualties rose from 566.

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

Collisions in 2001
486
Up 14% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
640
Up 13% on 2000
Fatal collisions
7
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
69
14% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2001

1.4% of collisions in Swale in 2001 were fatal and 14% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.4%
  • Serious6914%
  • Slight41084%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious7712%
  • Slight55687%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2001 is highlighted, with 486, up 14% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • 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 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (14%)
  • Tuesday82 (17%)
  • Wednesday68 (14%)
  • Thursday76 (16%)
  • Friday86 (18%)
  • Saturday59 (12%)
  • Sunday46 (9.5%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5976 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5973 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5981 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5939 (8%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (9.1%)
  • February41 (8.4%)
  • March26 (5.3%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May38 (7.8%)
  • June50 (10%)
  • July46 (9.5%)
  • August49 (10%)
  • September29 (6%)
  • October38 (7.8%)
  • November41 (8.4%)
  • December45 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight349 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit84 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit10 (2.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds384 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other17 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry329 (68%)
  • Wet or damp140 (29%)
  • Frost or ice11 (2.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph277 (57%)
  • 40 mph31 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph106 (22%)
  • 70 mph66 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway375 (77%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (15%)
  • Roundabout30 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant424 (66%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist56 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist43 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant23 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1022 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1542 (6.6%)
  • 16 to 20102 (16%)
  • 21 to 2570 (11%)
  • 26 to 35110 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (12%)
  • 46 to 5557 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6549 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7526 (4.1%)
  • Over 7523 (3.6%)
  • Not recorded51 (8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider400 (63%)
  • Passenger160 (25%)
  • Pedestrian80 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car659 (75%)
  • Motorcycle58 (6.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes49 (5.5%)
  • Pedal cycle45 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes43 (4.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded13 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Swale

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Swale ranked among 351 areas in 2001

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2001.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
184th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
167th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
185th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2001

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2001, with 48 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2001

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2001: 109, including 2 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2109148216
2ndM2386414
3rdA249334925
4thA250242704
5thB2231213104
6thB2008182303
7thB2005142011
8thA25191501
9thB216391002
10thA2996800
11thB20065901
12thB20404500
13thB20072200
14thB20451100
15thB20771100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2001

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2001: 124.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2001

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2001: 125.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2001, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2001.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years