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Swale road accidents in 2017: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 408 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2017, and 569 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 66 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 2016 (363), and casualties rose from 496.

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

Collisions in 2017
408
Up 12% on 2016
Casualties in 2017
569
Up 15% on 2016
Fatal collisions
5
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
66
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2017

1.2% of collisions in Swale in 2017 were fatal and 16% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.2%
  • Serious6616%
  • Slight33783%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7313%
  • Slight49186%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2017 is highlighted, with 408, up 12% on 2016.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2017
  • 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 2017

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday66 (16%)
  • Wednesday65 (16%)
  • Thursday63 (15%)
  • Friday60 (15%)
  • Saturday52 (13%)
  • Sunday48 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5968 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5963 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59111 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5961 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5929 (7.1%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (9.8%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March29 (7.1%)
  • April39 (9.6%)
  • May23 (5.6%)
  • June40 (9.8%)
  • July35 (8.6%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September31 (7.6%)
  • October44 (11%)
  • November25 (6.1%)
  • December37 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight314 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit64 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting16 (3.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds341 (84%)
  • Raining, no high winds44 (11%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (2%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry296 (73%)
  • Wet or damp99 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (2.5%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph236 (58%)
  • 40 mph26 (6.4%)
  • 50 mph21 (5.1%)
  • 60 mph47 (12%)
  • 70 mph76 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway260 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway88 (22%)
  • Roundabout25 (6.1%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.9%)
  • Not recorded19 (4.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2017

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant395 (69%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.5%)
  • Motorcyclist50 (8.8%)
  • Cyclist37 (6.5%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.4%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (1.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (weight unknown)3 (0.5%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.2%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.9%)
  • 6 to 1016 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1532 (5.6%)
  • 16 to 2065 (11%)
  • 21 to 2554 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 35115 (20%)
  • 36 to 4590 (16%)
  • 46 to 5571 (12%)
  • 56 to 6542 (7.4%)
  • 66 to 7534 (6%)
  • Over 7531 (5.4%)
  • Not recorded8 (1.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider379 (67%)
  • Passenger136 (24%)
  • Pedestrian54 (9.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car608 (76%)
  • Motorcycle53 (6.6%)
  • Pedal cycle38 (4.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes37 (4.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown19 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Agricultural vehicle3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2017

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2017 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 2017

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 99th most road collisions in 2017.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
106th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
110th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2017

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2017, with 32 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2017

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2017: 48, including 2 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2017
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2486926
2ndM2416023
3rdA249244303
4thA25091001
5thB200681301
6thA25005800
7thA2995600
8thA2514501
9thB20084400
10thB20001100
11thB20051101
12thB20071100
13thB20401101
14thB20451101
15thB22311200

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2017

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2017: 93.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2017

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2017: 106.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2017

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2017, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2017.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years