Skip to main content
CrashStats

Swale road accidents in 2006: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 404 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2006, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 13 were fatal and 40 were serious.

Collisions were down 4% on 2005 (419), and casualties fell from 564.

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

Collisions in 2006
404
Down 4% on 2005
Casualties in 2006
550
Down 2% on 2005
Fatal collisions
13
3.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
40
9.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2006

3.2% of collisions in Swale in 2006 were fatal and 9.9% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal133.2%
  • Serious409.9%
  • Slight35187%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.7%
  • Serious498.9%
  • Slight48688%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2006 is highlighted, with 404, down 4% on 2005.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2006
  • 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 2006

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday45 (11%)
  • Tuesday59 (15%)
  • Wednesday52 (13%)
  • Thursday67 (17%)
  • Friday71 (18%)
  • Saturday58 (14%)
  • Sunday52 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59109 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5937 (9.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (7.2%)
  • February21 (5.2%)
  • March34 (8.4%)
  • April30 (7.4%)
  • May34 (8.4%)
  • June35 (8.7%)
  • July33 (8.2%)
  • August31 (7.7%)
  • September41 (10%)
  • October35 (8.7%)
  • November46 (11%)
  • December35 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight293 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit66 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (7.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit9 (2.2%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds318 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds43 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.7%)

Road surface

  • Dry289 (72%)
  • Wet or damp110 (27%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph237 (59%)
  • 40 mph19 (4.7%)
  • 50 mph11 (2.7%)
  • 60 mph59 (15%)
  • 70 mph78 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway262 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (20%)
  • Roundabout26 (6.4%)
  • One way street or slip road23 (5.7%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2006

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant358 (65%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (11%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.7%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.1%)
  • 6 to 1025 (4.5%)
  • 11 to 1545 (8.2%)
  • 16 to 20103 (19%)
  • 21 to 2562 (11%)
  • 26 to 3589 (16%)
  • 36 to 4590 (16%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9.1%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7519 (3.5%)
  • Over 7513 (2.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (60%)
  • Passenger155 (28%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car576 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.2%)
  • Pedal cycle39 (5.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes28 (3.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes25 (3.4%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2006

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2006 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 2006

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 189 of them in 2006.

Collisions
190th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
194th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
54th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
249th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2006

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2006, with 42 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2006

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2006: 64, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2006
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2648826
2ndM2477027
3rdA249314840
4thB2231142011
5thA250131903
6thB2005131702
7thB2008101202
8thA25161200
9thA29951020
10thB20404410
11thB20063500
12thB20072200
13thB2232300
14thB20451101
15thB21631200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2006

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2006: 103.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2006

ME10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2006: 110.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2006

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2006, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2006.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years