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Swale road accidents in 2004: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 449 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2004, and 597 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2003 (415), and casualties rose from 572.

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

Collisions in 2004
449
Up 8% on 2003
Casualties in 2004
597
Up 4% on 2003
Fatal collisions
5
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2004

1.1% of collisions in Swale in 2004 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight39287%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious6210%
  • Slight52989%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2004 is highlighted, with 449, up 8% on 2003.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2004
  • 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 2004

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday59 (13%)
  • Tuesday48 (11%)
  • Wednesday87 (19%)
  • Thursday51 (11%)
  • Friday83 (18%)
  • Saturday69 (15%)
  • Sunday52 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (2.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5912 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5979 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January39 (8.7%)
  • February29 (6.5%)
  • March43 (9.6%)
  • April44 (9.8%)
  • May43 (9.6%)
  • June37 (8.2%)
  • July36 (8%)
  • August43 (9.6%)
  • September34 (7.6%)
  • October38 (8.5%)
  • November33 (7.3%)
  • December30 (6.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (70%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting38 (8.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit13 (2.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (73%)
  • Raining, no high winds69 (15%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.6%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other4 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded34 (7.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry312 (69%)
  • Wet or damp128 (29%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.1%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)
  • Mud1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph233 (52%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph83 (18%)
  • 70 mph89 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway310 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway101 (22%)
  • Roundabout31 (6.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2004

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant409 (69%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist59 (9.9%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant10 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)9 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant8 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1538 (6.4%)
  • 16 to 20117 (20%)
  • 21 to 2578 (13%)
  • 26 to 35110 (18%)
  • 36 to 4591 (15%)
  • 46 to 5539 (6.5%)
  • 56 to 6538 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7523 (3.9%)
  • Over 7514 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider382 (64%)
  • Passenger154 (26%)
  • Pedestrian61 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car655 (78%)
  • Motorcycle64 (7.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes30 (3.6%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (3.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.2%)
  • Minibus8 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2004

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2004 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 2004

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 176 of them in 2004.

Collisions
177th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
185th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
214th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
211th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2004

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2004, with 34 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2004

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2004: 97, including 2 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2004
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA297128214
2ndM2538313
3rdA249406407
4thA250252703
5thB2008151601
6thB2005121200
7thA299111300
8thA2519902
9thB223191411
10thB200681901
11thB21637900
12thB20406602
13thB20075500
14thB20771101

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2004

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2004: 104.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2004

ME13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2004: 117.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2004

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2004, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2004.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years