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Swale road accidents in 2013: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 374 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2013, and 565 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 32 were serious.

Collisions were up 15% on 2012 (326), and casualties rose from 446.

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

Collisions in 2013
374
Up 15% on 2012
Casualties in 2013
565
Up 27% on 2012
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
32
8.6% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2013

0.8% of collisions in Swale in 2013 were fatal and 8.6% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious328.6%
  • Slight33991%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.5%
  • Serious437.6%
  • Slight51992%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2013 is highlighted, with 374, up 15% on 2012.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2013
  • 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 2013

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday49 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (17%)
  • Thursday58 (16%)
  • Friday57 (15%)
  • Saturday65 (17%)
  • Sunday31 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:597 (1.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5951 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5965 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5994 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5962 (17%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (5.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January23 (6.1%)
  • February29 (7.8%)
  • March26 (7%)
  • April22 (5.9%)
  • May37 (9.9%)
  • June29 (7.8%)
  • July39 (10%)
  • August38 (10%)
  • September21 (5.6%)
  • October41 (11%)
  • November30 (8%)
  • December39 (10%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight283 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit50 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds39 (10%)
  • Raining with high winds15 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other6 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded16 (4.3%)

Road surface

  • Dry255 (68%)
  • Wet or damp112 (30%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)
  • Snow2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph221 (59%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.3%)
  • 50 mph9 (2.4%)
  • 60 mph44 (12%)
  • 70 mph68 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway276 (74%)
  • Dual carriageway68 (18%)
  • One way street or slip road15 (4%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2013

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant360 (64%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist45 (8%)
  • Cyclist44 (7.8%)
  • Van occupant28 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Horse rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 513 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.1%)
  • 11 to 1520 (3.5%)
  • 16 to 2090 (16%)
  • 21 to 2567 (12%)
  • 26 to 35106 (19%)
  • 36 to 4579 (14%)
  • 46 to 5586 (15%)
  • 56 to 6540 (7.1%)
  • 66 to 7524 (4.2%)
  • Over 7515 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider375 (66%)
  • Passenger126 (22%)
  • Pedestrian64 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car561 (76%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes48 (6.5%)
  • Motorcycle47 (6.4%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (5.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Ridden horse3 (0.4%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2013

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2013 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 2013

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 129th most road collisions in 2013.

Collisions
129th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
104th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
173rd
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
255th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2013

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2013, with 33 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2013

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2013: 79, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2013
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA27911015
2ndM2325003
3rdA2492710602
4thA250121701
5thA251111611
6thB2006101301
7thA29991300
8thB200881000
9thB200571400
10thA25004400
11thB20074500
12thB22314401
13thB20403301
14thB21632200
15thB20451100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2013

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2013: 98.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2013

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2013: 99.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2013

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2013, none were fatal and 1 was serious. The last was on 28 December 2013.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years