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Swale road accidents in 2002: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 452 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2002, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2001 (486), and casualties fell from 640.

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

Collisions in 2002
452
Down 7% on 2001
Casualties in 2002
589
Down 8% on 2001
Fatal collisions
7
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2002

1.5% of collisions in Swale in 2002 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.5%
  • Serious6615%
  • Slight37984%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious8514%
  • Slight49584%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2002 is highlighted, with 452, down 7% on 2001.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2002
  • 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 2002

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday76 (17%)
  • Wednesday50 (11%)
  • Thursday77 (17%)
  • Friday71 (16%)
  • Saturday60 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5962 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59118 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5975 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January35 (7.7%)
  • February24 (5.3%)
  • March40 (8.8%)
  • April43 (9.5%)
  • May32 (7.1%)
  • June43 (9.5%)
  • July39 (8.6%)
  • August30 (6.6%)
  • September37 (8.2%)
  • October43 (9.5%)
  • November48 (11%)
  • December38 (8.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight325 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit69 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (9.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds331 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds89 (20%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.1%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Other13 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry292 (65%)
  • Wet or damp152 (34%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph255 (56%)
  • 40 mph32 (7.1%)
  • 60 mph94 (21%)
  • 70 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway316 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway75 (17%)
  • Roundabout41 (9.1%)
  • One way street or slip road20 (4.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2002

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant383 (65%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)
  • Motorcyclist54 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist40 (6.8%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1031 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1547 (8%)
  • 16 to 20103 (17%)
  • 21 to 2561 (10%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4577 (13%)
  • 46 to 5555 (9.3%)
  • 56 to 6528 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7518 (3.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded52 (8.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (62%)
  • Passenger136 (23%)
  • Pedestrian87 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car672 (80%)
  • Motorcycle52 (6.2%)
  • Pedal cycle42 (5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes29 (3.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1.1%)
  • Minibus5 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2002

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2002 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 2002

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 186 of them in 2002.

Collisions
187th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
209th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
164th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
186th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2002

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2002, with 37 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2002

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2002: 76, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2002
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2769516
2ndA249406237
3rdM2366409
4thA250212405
5thB2008172505
6thB2005141601
7thB2231141802
8thA251121202
9thB2006121501
10thA29991303
11thB20409901
12thB216371201
13thB20076700

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2002

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2002: 108.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2002

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2002: 129.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2002

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2002, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2002.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years