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Swale road accidents in 2020: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 319 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2020, and 427 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 53 were serious.

Collisions were down 14% on 2019 (372), and casualties fell from 528.

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

Collisions in 2020
319
Down 14% on 2019
Casualties in 2020
427
Down 19% on 2019
Fatal collisions
3
0.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
53
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2020

0.9% of collisions in Swale in 2020 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal30.9%
  • Serious5317%
  • Slight26382%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.7%
  • Serious5713%
  • Slight36786%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2020 is highlighted, with 319, down 14% on 2019.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2020
  • 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 2020

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday40 (13%)
  • Tuesday51 (16%)
  • Wednesday50 (16%)
  • Thursday56 (18%)
  • Friday42 (13%)
  • Saturday42 (13%)
  • Sunday38 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5938 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5955 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5975 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5946 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5925 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January28 (8.8%)
  • February27 (8.5%)
  • March24 (7.5%)
  • April16 (5%)
  • May24 (7.5%)
  • June20 (6.3%)
  • July28 (8.8%)
  • August34 (11%)
  • September32 (10%)
  • October38 (12%)
  • November22 (6.9%)
  • December26 (8.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight236 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit47 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting25 (7.8%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown8 (2.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds239 (75%)
  • Raining, no high winds48 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds13 (4.1%)
  • Raining with high winds5 (1.6%)
  • Other8 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded6 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry239 (75%)
  • Wet or damp79 (25%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph5 (1.6%)
  • 30 mph159 (50%)
  • 40 mph39 (12%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.7%)
  • 60 mph38 (12%)
  • 70 mph63 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway228 (71%)
  • Dual carriageway69 (22%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (3.4%)
  • Roundabout10 (3.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2020

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (68%)
  • Cyclist40 (9.4%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (9.1%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8%)
  • Van occupant9 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1012 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1512 (2.8%)
  • 16 to 2049 (11%)
  • 21 to 2555 (13%)
  • 26 to 3597 (23%)
  • 36 to 4564 (15%)
  • 46 to 5547 (11%)
  • 56 to 6544 (10%)
  • 66 to 7515 (3.5%)
  • Over 7511 (2.6%)
  • Not recorded15 (3.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider300 (70%)
  • Passenger93 (22%)
  • Pedestrian34 (8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car454 (75%)
  • Motorcycle42 (7%)
  • Pedal cycle41 (6.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (5.1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown6 (1%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.5%)
  • Agricultural vehicle2 (0.3%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Other2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2020

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2020 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 350 areas in 2020

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 84th most road collisions in 2020.

Collisions
84th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
145th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
123rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2020

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2020, with 21 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2020

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2020: 43, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2020
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2435716
2ndM2315216
3rdA249232602
4thA250232904
5thA299101502
6thA250091101
7thB20069901
8thB200881303
9thB20405701
10thB22315900
11thB20054501
12thA2513300
13thB20451100

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2020

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2020: 75.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2020

ME13 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2020: 81.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2020

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2020, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2020.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years