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Swale road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 395 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2009, and 529 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 46 were serious.

Collisions were down 1% on 2008 (397), and casualties fell from 546.

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

Collisions in 2009
395
Down 1% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
529
Down 3% on 2008
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
46
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2009

1.3% of collisions in Swale in 2009 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious4612%
  • Slight34487%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious5410%
  • Slight47089%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2009 is highlighted, with 395, down 1% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • 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 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (16%)
  • Tuesday65 (16%)
  • Wednesday58 (15%)
  • Thursday54 (14%)
  • Friday65 (16%)
  • Saturday50 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5968 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59102 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (12%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (8.4%)
  • February18 (4.6%)
  • March36 (9.1%)
  • April31 (7.8%)
  • May25 (6.3%)
  • June46 (12%)
  • July25 (6.3%)
  • August41 (10%)
  • September28 (7.1%)
  • October40 (10%)
  • November32 (8.1%)
  • December40 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight303 (77%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (10%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (9.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown10 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds297 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds10 (2.5%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.3%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other17 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry270 (68%)
  • Wet or damp106 (27%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.3%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph196 (50%)
  • 40 mph21 (5.3%)
  • 50 mph16 (4.1%)
  • 60 mph73 (18%)
  • 70 mph86 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway247 (63%)
  • Dual carriageway97 (25%)
  • Roundabout24 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant369 (70%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist31 (5.9%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.6%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1022 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.1%)
  • 16 to 2090 (17%)
  • 21 to 2566 (12%)
  • 26 to 3598 (19%)
  • 36 to 4574 (14%)
  • 46 to 5538 (7.2%)
  • 56 to 6550 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7517 (3.2%)
  • Over 7514 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded23 (4.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (67%)
  • Passenger111 (21%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car587 (79%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle31 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.7%)
  • Other vehicle8 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 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 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 149th most road collisions in 2009.

Collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
196th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2009

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2009, with 31 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2009

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2009: 74, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2748916
2ndM26210405
3rdA249334515
4thA250161802
5thB2231142713
6thB200591101
7thA25181301
8thB20068901
9thB200881001
10thB20077800
11thA29961011
12thB21635900
13thB20403300
14thB20452500
15thA20501100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2009

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2009: 87.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2009

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2009: 106.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2009, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2009.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years