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Swale road accidents in 2018: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 340 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2018, and 497 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2017 (408), and casualties fell from 569.

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

Collisions in 2018
340
Down 17% on 2017
Casualties in 2018
497
Down 13% on 2017
Fatal collisions
7
2.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2018

2.1% of collisions in Swale in 2018 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal72.1%
  • Serious6018%
  • Slight27380%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious6513%
  • Slight42385%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2018 is highlighted, with 340, down 17% on 2017.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2018
  • 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 2018

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (15%)
  • Tuesday36 (11%)
  • Wednesday46 (14%)
  • Thursday51 (15%)
  • Friday78 (23%)
  • Saturday36 (11%)
  • Sunday43 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5913 (3.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5949 (14%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5922 (6.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January33 (9.7%)
  • February18 (5.3%)
  • March24 (7.1%)
  • April25 (7.4%)
  • May39 (11%)
  • June30 (8.8%)
  • July28 (8.2%)
  • August28 (8.2%)
  • September29 (8.5%)
  • October31 (9.1%)
  • November30 (8.8%)
  • December25 (7.4%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight252 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit48 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting27 (7.9%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds277 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds36 (11%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.5%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.6%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (1.5%)
  • Not recorded7 (2.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry259 (76%)
  • Wet or damp73 (21%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.5%)
  • 30 mph172 (51%)
  • 40 mph25 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph12 (3.5%)
  • 60 mph46 (14%)
  • 70 mph80 (24%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway216 (64%)
  • Dual carriageway79 (23%)
  • Roundabout21 (6.2%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.2%)
  • Not recorded13 (3.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2018

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant340 (68%)
  • Motorcyclist42 (8.5%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.6%)
  • Cyclist27 (5.4%)
  • Van occupant25 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1%)
  • Minibus occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Other6 (1.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.2%)
  • 6 to 1016 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1527 (5.4%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.7%)
  • 21 to 2550 (10%)
  • 26 to 35119 (24%)
  • 36 to 4587 (18%)
  • 46 to 5557 (11%)
  • 56 to 6538 (7.6%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.6%)
  • Over 7515 (3%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (66%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian38 (7.6%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car506 (75%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.8%)
  • Motorcycle44 (6.5%)
  • Pedal cycle28 (4.1%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown15 (2.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.7%)
  • Agricultural vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.6%)
  • Other6 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2018

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2018 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 2018

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 119th most road collisions in 2018.

Collisions
119th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
106th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
64th
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
149th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2018

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2018, with 26 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2018

The M2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2018: 52, including 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2018
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stM2529706
2ndA2385653
3rdA249162413
4thA251111900
5thA2506600
6thA25006802
7thB223161801
8thA2995702
9thB20065500
10thB20054400
11thB20083400
12thA601200
13thB20401100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2018

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2018: 68.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2018

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2018: 97.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2018

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2018, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2018.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years