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Swale road accidents in 2007: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 370 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2007, and 502 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 37 were serious.

Collisions were down 8% on 2006 (404), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 2007
370
Down 8% on 2006
Casualties in 2007
502
Down 9% on 2006
Fatal collisions
4
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
37
10% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2007

1.1% of collisions in Swale in 2007 were fatal and 10% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41.1%
  • Serious3710%
  • Slight32989%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious489.6%
  • Slight45090%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2007 is highlighted, with 370, down 8% on 2006.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2007
  • 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 2007

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday68 (18%)
  • Tuesday64 (17%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday50 (14%)
  • Friday56 (15%)
  • Saturday40 (11%)
  • Sunday37 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5947 (13%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5988 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.7%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (10%)
  • February30 (8.1%)
  • March37 (10%)
  • April23 (6.2%)
  • May32 (8.6%)
  • June36 (9.7%)
  • July31 (8.4%)
  • August25 (6.8%)
  • September26 (7%)
  • October37 (10%)
  • November34 (9.2%)
  • December22 (5.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight271 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds278 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds41 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (3.5%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other11 (3%)
  • Not recorded15 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (70%)
  • Wet or damp103 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.6%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph202 (55%)
  • 40 mph32 (8.6%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph75 (20%)
  • 70 mph51 (14%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway258 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway55 (15%)
  • One way street or slip road24 (6.5%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.5%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2007

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant320 (64%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist58 (12%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.2%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.2%)
  • Minibus occupant5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (1.8%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1534 (6.8%)
  • 16 to 2099 (20%)
  • 21 to 2552 (10%)
  • 26 to 35106 (21%)
  • 36 to 4570 (14%)
  • 46 to 5555 (11%)
  • 56 to 6530 (6%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.4%)
  • Over 758 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider305 (61%)
  • Passenger136 (27%)
  • Pedestrian61 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car547 (77%)
  • Motorcycle57 (8.1%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (4.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes26 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes14 (2%)
  • Other vehicle11 (1.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle7 (1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2007

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2007 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 2007

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 2007.

Collisions
203rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
207th
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
239th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
269th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2007

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2007, with 28 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2007

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2007: 78, including 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2007
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27810005
2ndM2324402
3rdA249294607
4thA250213301
5thA251182302
6thB2008131801
7thB2231132011
8thB2005111402
9thB216381100
10thA2995911
11thB20065701
12thB20405701
13thB20072200
14thB20452200
15thB20771200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2007

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2007: 85.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2007

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2007: 95.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2007

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2007, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 26 December 2007.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years