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Swale road accidents in 2005: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 419 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2005, and 564 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 44 were serious.

Collisions were down 7% on 2004 (449), and casualties fell from 597.

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

Collisions in 2005
419
Down 7% on 2004
Casualties in 2005
564
Down 6% on 2004
Fatal collisions
7
1.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
44
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2005

1.7% of collisions in Swale in 2005 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.7%
  • Serious4411%
  • Slight36888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.4%
  • Serious498.7%
  • Slight50790%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2005 is highlighted, with 419, down 7% on 2004.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2005
  • 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 2005

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (15%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday78 (19%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday64 (15%)
  • Saturday53 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.4%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5959 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5948 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5988 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5935 (8.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January27 (6.4%)
  • February38 (9.1%)
  • March31 (7.4%)
  • April27 (6.4%)
  • May32 (7.6%)
  • June41 (9.8%)
  • July36 (8.6%)
  • August26 (6.2%)
  • September40 (9.5%)
  • October48 (11%)
  • November35 (8.4%)
  • December38 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight313 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit71 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (6.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds322 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (9.3%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other23 (5.5%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry285 (68%)
  • Wet or damp120 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (2.1%)
  • Snow4 (1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph218 (52%)
  • 40 mph39 (9.3%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.3%)
  • 60 mph74 (18%)
  • 70 mph73 (17%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway281 (67%)
  • Dual carriageway92 (22%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road19 (4.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (1.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2005

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant385 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.1%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.3%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 2580 (14%)
  • 26 to 3594 (17%)
  • 36 to 4578 (14%)
  • 46 to 5553 (9.4%)
  • 56 to 6536 (6.4%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2%)
  • Over 758 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded26 (4.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider366 (65%)
  • Passenger138 (24%)
  • Pedestrian60 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car647 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (7.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes36 (4.3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes35 (4.2%)
  • Pedal cycle33 (3.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2005

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2005 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 2005

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 187 of them in 2005.

Collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
197th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
155th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
231st
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2005

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2005, with 33 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2005

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2005: 61, including 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2005
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA26183011
2ndM2487922
3rdA249386123
4thA250263312
5thA251132014
6thA299121600
7thB2008121202
8thB2231121401
9thB2005111601
10thB2006111711
11thB20405701
12thA252200
13thB20072200
14thA281401
15thB20451100
16thB21631100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2005

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2005: 99.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2005

ME10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2005: 110.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2005

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2005, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 24 December 2005.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years