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Swale road accidents in 2019: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 372 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2019, and 528 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 57 were serious.

Collisions were up 9% on 2018 (340), and casualties rose from 497.

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

Collisions in 2019
372
Up 9% on 2018
Casualties in 2019
528
Up 6% on 2018
Fatal collisions
3
0.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
57
15% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2019

0.8% of collisions in Swale in 2019 were fatal and 15% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious5715%
  • Slight31284%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.6%
  • Serious6312%
  • Slight46288%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2019 is highlighted, with 372, up 9% on 2018.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2019
  • 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 2019

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (15%)
  • Tuesday52 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (16%)
  • Friday59 (16%)
  • Saturday54 (15%)
  • Sunday38 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:596 (1.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5957 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (15%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5999 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5951 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5933 (8.9%)

Collisions by month

  • January20 (5.4%)
  • February23 (6.2%)
  • March43 (12%)
  • April27 (7.3%)
  • May29 (7.8%)
  • June30 (8.1%)
  • July38 (10%)
  • August42 (11%)
  • September27 (7.3%)
  • October28 (7.5%)
  • November33 (8.9%)
  • December32 (8.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight275 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit51 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting36 (9.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds290 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds53 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded14 (3.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (71%)
  • Wet or damp103 (28%)
  • Frost or ice4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.5%)
  • 30 mph209 (56%)
  • 40 mph30 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph5 (1.3%)
  • 60 mph54 (15%)
  • 70 mph72 (19%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway264 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway81 (22%)
  • Roundabout19 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2019

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant368 (70%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)
  • Motorcyclist37 (7%)
  • Cyclist34 (6.4%)
  • Van occupant23 (4.4%)
  • Minibus occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter rider2 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1018 (3.4%)
  • 11 to 1529 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2048 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2560 (11%)
  • 26 to 35104 (20%)
  • 36 to 4563 (12%)
  • 46 to 5566 (13%)
  • 56 to 6552 (9.8%)
  • 66 to 7528 (5.3%)
  • Over 7518 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded28 (5.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider360 (68%)
  • Passenger120 (23%)
  • Pedestrian48 (9.1%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car574 (78%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (6.3%)
  • Motorcycle36 (4.9%)
  • Pedal cycle35 (4.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown3 (0.4%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.4%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2019

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2019 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 2019

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 99th most road collisions in 2019.

Collisions
99th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
91st
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
171st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
162nd
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2019

Borden and Grove Park, Swale, ME10 1QQ area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2019, with 33 collisions, 4 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2019

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2019: 64, including 1 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2019
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2649319
2ndM2447707
3rdA249253203
4thA250162202
5thA2500141903
6thB2006111202
7thB223181402
8thB20087903
9thB20056701
10thA2515601
11thB20405800
12thB20072200
13thB20452200
14thA2991300

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2019

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2019: 85.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2019

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2019: 105.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2019

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2019, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2019.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years