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Swale road accidents in 2011: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 388 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2011, and 503 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were up 11% on 2010 (349), and casualties rose from 464.

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

Collisions in 2011
388
Up 11% on 2010
Casualties in 2011
503
Up 8% on 2010
Fatal collisions
2
0.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2011

0.5% of collisions in Swale in 2011 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious4712%
  • Slight33987%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious5210%
  • Slight44889%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2011 is highlighted, with 388, up 11% on 2010.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2011
  • 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 2011

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday73 (19%)
  • Thursday53 (14%)
  • Friday73 (19%)
  • Saturday46 (12%)
  • Sunday42 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5964 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5967 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5967 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5990 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.2%)
  • February31 (8%)
  • March24 (6.2%)
  • April35 (9%)
  • May23 (5.9%)
  • June45 (12%)
  • July35 (9%)
  • August44 (11%)
  • September41 (11%)
  • October28 (7.2%)
  • November34 (8.8%)
  • December28 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight308 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (12%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (5.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds329 (85%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (7.5%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.8%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Other4 (1%)
  • Not recorded12 (3.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry304 (78%)
  • Wet or damp80 (21%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph3 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph221 (57%)
  • 40 mph27 (7%)
  • 50 mph14 (3.6%)
  • 60 mph48 (12%)
  • 70 mph75 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway254 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway71 (18%)
  • Roundabout31 (8%)
  • One way street or slip road27 (7%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2011

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant329 (65%)
  • Motorcyclist60 (12%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)
  • Cyclist40 (8%)
  • Van occupant5 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Horse rider3 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 55 (1%)
  • 6 to 1020 (4%)
  • 11 to 1531 (6.2%)
  • 16 to 20104 (21%)
  • 21 to 2570 (14%)
  • 26 to 3565 (13%)
  • 36 to 4567 (13%)
  • 46 to 5564 (13%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.8%)
  • 66 to 7511 (2.2%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded12 (2.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider338 (67%)
  • Passenger110 (22%)
  • Pedestrian55 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car559 (77%)
  • Motorcycle61 (8.4%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (5.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (3%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (2.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Other3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2011

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2011 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 2011

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 140th most road collisions in 2011.

Collisions
140th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
147th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
242nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
188th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2011

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2011, with 38 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2011

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2011: 83, including 13 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2011
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA283106013
2ndM2487206
3rdA249212502
4thB2005172202
5thA250141901
6thB2008111202
7thB2231111402
8thB200681300
9thA2996802
10thB20075500
11thA2514601
12thB20404600
13thB21634401
14thB20452201

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2011

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2011: 115.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2011

ME10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2011: 117.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2011

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2011, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2011.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years