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Swale road accidents in 2008: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 397 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2008, and 546 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 33 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 2007 (370), and casualties rose from 502.

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

Collisions in 2008
397
Up 7% on 2007
Casualties in 2008
546
Up 9% on 2007
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
33
8.3% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2008

1.3% of collisions in Swale in 2008 were fatal and 8.3% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious338.3%
  • Slight35990%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious427.7%
  • Slight49991%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2008 is highlighted, with 397, up 7% on 2007.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2008
  • 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 2008

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday73 (18%)
  • Tuesday55 (14%)
  • Wednesday64 (16%)
  • Thursday50 (13%)
  • Friday56 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (12%)
  • Sunday51 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5916 (4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5956 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5932 (8.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (7.1%)
  • February31 (7.8%)
  • March27 (6.8%)
  • April34 (8.6%)
  • May34 (8.6%)
  • June35 (8.8%)
  • July41 (10%)
  • August37 (9.3%)
  • September30 (7.6%)
  • October30 (7.6%)
  • November33 (8.3%)
  • December37 (9.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight289 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (6.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown13 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds303 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds52 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds14 (3.5%)
  • Fog or mist8 (2%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.3%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry273 (69%)
  • Wet or damp115 (29%)
  • Frost or ice7 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph213 (54%)
  • 40 mph35 (8.8%)
  • 50 mph12 (3%)
  • 60 mph55 (14%)
  • 70 mph80 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway273 (69%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (21%)
  • Roundabout22 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2008

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant380 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist62 (11%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)
  • Cyclist27 (4.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (0.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.9%)
  • 11 to 1528 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 20105 (19%)
  • 21 to 2573 (13%)
  • 26 to 3571 (13%)
  • 36 to 4589 (16%)
  • 46 to 5567 (12%)
  • 56 to 6543 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7513 (2.4%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded22 (4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider318 (58%)
  • Passenger173 (32%)
  • Pedestrian55 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car610 (80%)
  • Motorcycle67 (8.8%)
  • Pedal cycle27 (3.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2008

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2008 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 2008

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 162nd most road collisions in 2008.

Collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
157th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
168th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
278th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2008

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2008, with 40 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2008

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2008: 85, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2008
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28512419
2ndM2467122
3rdA249314304
4thA250131503
5thB2005121401
6thB2231122001
7thA25191512
8thB20409900
9thB20068901
10thA29971000
11thB20087900
12thB216371500
13thB20073300
14thB20451200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2008

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2008: 98.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2008

ME13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2008: 113.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2008

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2008, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2008.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years