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Swale road accidents in 2012: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 326 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2012, and 446 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 35 were serious.

Collisions were down 16% on 2011 (388), and casualties fell from 503.

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

Collisions in 2012
326
Down 16% on 2011
Casualties in 2012
446
Down 11% on 2011
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
35
11% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2012

0.9% of collisions in Swale in 2012 were fatal and 11% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious3511%
  • Slight28888%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious388.5%
  • Slight40591%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2012 is highlighted, with 326, down 16% on 2011.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2012
  • 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 2012

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday42 (13%)
  • Tuesday47 (14%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday52 (16%)
  • Friday56 (17%)
  • Saturday48 (15%)
  • Sunday35 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5921 (6.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5955 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5957 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5963 (19%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5956 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5924 (7.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January21 (6.4%)
  • February28 (8.6%)
  • March25 (7.7%)
  • April25 (7.7%)
  • May24 (7.4%)
  • June35 (11%)
  • July25 (7.7%)
  • August25 (7.7%)
  • September33 (10%)
  • October23 (7.1%)
  • November32 (9.8%)
  • December30 (9.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight242 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting34 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown7 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds256 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds37 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds10 (3.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Other7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (70%)
  • Wet or damp88 (27%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph176 (54%)
  • 40 mph23 (7.1%)
  • 50 mph14 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph48 (15%)
  • 70 mph64 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway229 (70%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (21%)
  • Roundabout18 (5.5%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2012

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant306 (69%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (9.4%)
  • Cyclist36 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant6 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (6.5%)
  • 16 to 2072 (16%)
  • 21 to 2571 (16%)
  • 26 to 3591 (20%)
  • 36 to 4551 (11%)
  • 46 to 5548 (11%)
  • 56 to 6531 (7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (4.3%)
  • Over 758 (1.8%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider277 (62%)
  • Passenger120 (27%)
  • Pedestrian49 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car481 (78%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle36 (5.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (3.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (3.2%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2012

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2012 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 2012

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 172nd most road collisions in 2012.

Collisions
172nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
171st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
182nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2012

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2012, with 27 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2012

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2012: 50, including 2 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2012
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2507225
2ndM2406706
3rdA249223110
4thB2005131802
5thA250121902
6thB2006121902
7thB204071001
8thB200861202
9thB22316601
10thA2995800
11thA20504400
12thA2514600
13thA25002300
14thB20452200
15thB21632200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2012

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2012: 78.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2012

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2012: 89.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2012

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2012, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2012.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years