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Swale road accidents in 2016: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 363 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2016, and 496 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 58 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2015 (361), and casualties fell from 545.

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

Collisions in 2016
363
Up 1% on 2015
Casualties in 2016
496
Down 9% on 2015
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
58
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2016

0.8% of collisions in Swale in 2016 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5816%
  • Slight30283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious6313%
  • Slight42986%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2016 is highlighted, with 363, up 1% on 2015.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2016
  • 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 2016

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday48 (13%)
  • Tuesday61 (17%)
  • Wednesday70 (19%)
  • Thursday54 (15%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday41 (11%)
  • Sunday30 (8.3%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5969 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5958 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5959 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5986 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January25 (6.9%)
  • February27 (7.4%)
  • March31 (8.5%)
  • April36 (9.9%)
  • May31 (8.5%)
  • June24 (6.6%)
  • July36 (9.9%)
  • August35 (9.6%)
  • September28 (7.7%)
  • October19 (5.2%)
  • November35 (9.6%)
  • December36 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight269 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit49 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting32 (8.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds295 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds40 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds8 (2.2%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other8 (2.2%)
  • Not recorded9 (2.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (73%)
  • Wet or damp91 (25%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph6 (1.7%)
  • 30 mph194 (53%)
  • 40 mph29 (8%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.2%)
  • 60 mph35 (9.6%)
  • 70 mph80 (22%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (22%)
  • Roundabout12 (3.3%)
  • One way street or slip road10 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2016

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant333 (67%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.5%)
  • Cyclist35 (7.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (2%)
  • Van occupant7 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1013 (2.6%)
  • 11 to 1536 (7.3%)
  • 16 to 2051 (10%)
  • 21 to 2565 (13%)
  • 26 to 3586 (17%)
  • 36 to 4576 (15%)
  • 46 to 5563 (13%)
  • 56 to 6542 (8.5%)
  • 66 to 7520 (4%)
  • Over 7526 (5.2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (67%)
  • Passenger100 (20%)
  • Pedestrian66 (13%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (77%)
  • Motorcycle43 (6.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.9%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (5.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (3%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown2 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2016

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2016 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 2016

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 134th most road collisions in 2016.

Collisions
134th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
130th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
192nd
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
139th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2016

Sheerness, Swale, ME12 2PE area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2016, with 24 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2016

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2016: 63, including 2 fatal and 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2016
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2638627
2ndM2355504
3rdA249284316
4thA250151904
5thA251142003
6thA299101201
7thB200891402
8thB20056600
9thB20066701
10thB20406602
11thA25004801
12thB22314501
13thB20073401
14thB20141100
15thB20451201
16thB20551400

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2016

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2016: 85.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2016

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2016: 96.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2016

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2016, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2016.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years