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Swale road accidents in 2014: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 422 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2014, and 588 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 52 were serious.

Collisions were up 13% on 2013 (374), and casualties rose from 565.

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

Collisions in 2014
422
Up 13% on 2013
Casualties in 2014
588
Up 4% on 2013
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
52
12% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2014

1.2% of collisions in Swale in 2014 were fatal and 12% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious5212%
  • Slight36586%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious569.5%
  • Slight52689%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2014 is highlighted, with 422, up 13% on 2013.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2014
  • 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 2014

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday56 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday77 (18%)
  • Thursday62 (15%)
  • Friday75 (18%)
  • Saturday56 (13%)
  • Sunday35 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5910 (2.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5968 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59101 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5966 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (4.3%)

Collisions by month

  • January41 (9.7%)
  • February28 (6.6%)
  • March31 (7.3%)
  • April31 (7.3%)
  • May30 (7.1%)
  • June40 (9.5%)
  • July40 (9.5%)
  • August47 (11%)
  • September27 (6.4%)
  • October40 (9.5%)
  • November34 (8.1%)
  • December33 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight337 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (8.5%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (8.3%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (1.9%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (1.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Other8 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded16 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry287 (68%)
  • Wet or damp129 (31%)
  • Frost or ice4 (0.9%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph217 (51%)
  • 40 mph34 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph19 (4.5%)
  • 60 mph56 (13%)
  • 70 mph95 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway278 (66%)
  • Dual carriageway98 (23%)
  • Roundabout31 (7.3%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2014

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant404 (69%)
  • Motorcyclist61 (10%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9%)
  • Cyclist48 (8.2%)
  • Van occupant15 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1023 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1527 (4.6%)
  • 16 to 2086 (15%)
  • 21 to 2570 (12%)
  • 26 to 35117 (20%)
  • 36 to 4586 (15%)
  • 46 to 5573 (12%)
  • 56 to 6554 (9.2%)
  • 66 to 7517 (2.9%)
  • Over 7515 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (67%)
  • Passenger142 (24%)
  • Pedestrian53 (9%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car619 (77%)
  • Motorcycle59 (7.3%)
  • Pedal cycle49 (6.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes39 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes27 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2014

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2014 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 2014

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 113th most road collisions in 2014.

Collisions
113th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
108th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2014

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2014, with 37 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2014

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2014: 81, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2014
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28111006
2ndA249477727
3rdM2467607
4thA2500152701
5thA250121402
6thA299102102
7thB2006101201
8thA25191201
9thB20088901
10thB223181312
11thB20054400
12thB20074510
13thB20403300
14thB20451101

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2014

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2014: 91.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2014

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2014: 120.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2014

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2014, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2014.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years