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Swale road accidents in 2015: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 361 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2015, and 545 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 47 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2014 (422), and casualties fell from 588.

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

Collisions in 2015
361
Down 14% on 2014
Casualties in 2015
545
Down 7% on 2014
Fatal collisions
2
0.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
47
13% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2015

0.6% of collisions in Swale in 2015 were fatal and 13% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.6%
  • Serious4713%
  • Slight31286%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.4%
  • Serious509.2%
  • Slight49390%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2015 is highlighted, with 361, down 14% on 2014.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2015
  • 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 2015

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday46 (13%)
  • Wednesday57 (16%)
  • Thursday55 (15%)
  • Friday58 (16%)
  • Saturday46 (13%)
  • Sunday44 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5950 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5942 (12%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59112 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5952 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5928 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January31 (8.6%)
  • February34 (9.4%)
  • March26 (7.2%)
  • April31 (8.6%)
  • May31 (8.6%)
  • June24 (6.6%)
  • July40 (11%)
  • August23 (6.4%)
  • September31 (8.6%)
  • October33 (9.1%)
  • November32 (8.9%)
  • December25 (6.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight266 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit53 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown9 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds301 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds31 (8.6%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1.4%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry272 (75%)
  • Wet or damp88 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph200 (55%)
  • 40 mph22 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph11 (3%)
  • 60 mph43 (12%)
  • 70 mph84 (23%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway233 (65%)
  • Dual carriageway85 (24%)
  • Roundabout28 (7.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2015

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant370 (68%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (8.1%)
  • Cyclist40 (7.3%)
  • Van occupant27 (5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.3%)
  • 11 to 1517 (3.1%)
  • 16 to 2065 (12%)
  • 21 to 2576 (14%)
  • 26 to 35107 (20%)
  • 36 to 4570 (13%)
  • 46 to 5565 (12%)
  • 56 to 6539 (7.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (7%)
  • Over 7515 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded19 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider344 (63%)
  • Passenger144 (26%)
  • Pedestrian57 (10%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (77%)
  • Motorcycle50 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle44 (6.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.3%)
  • Bus or coach3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus2 (0.3%)
  • Ridden horse1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2015

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2015 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 2015

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 137th most road collisions in 2015.

Collisions
137th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
221st
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2015

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2015, with 29 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2015

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2015: 51, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2015
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25173111
2ndM24911507
3rdA249346305
4thB2008172001
5thA250111512
6thB2006101101
7thA25191600
8thA29971101
9thB223161403
10thA25005500
11thB20074500
12thB20403300
13thB20051101
14thB20451100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2015

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2015: 80.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2015

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2015: 111.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2015

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2015, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2015.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years