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Swale road accidents in 2021: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 339 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2021, and 472 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 71 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 2020 (319), and casualties rose from 427.

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

Collisions in 2021
339
Up 6% on 2020
Casualties in 2021
472
Up 11% on 2020
Fatal collisions
5
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
71
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2021

1.5% of collisions in Swale in 2021 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.5%
  • Serious7121%
  • Slight26378%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal51.1%
  • Serious8017%
  • Slight38782%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2021 is highlighted, with 339, up 6% on 2020.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2021
  • 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 2021

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (15%)
  • Tuesday39 (12%)
  • Wednesday54 (16%)
  • Thursday52 (15%)
  • Friday62 (18%)
  • Saturday47 (14%)
  • Sunday33 (9.7%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:599 (2.7%)
  • 03:00 to 05:5911 (3.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5957 (17%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5946 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5956 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5982 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5930 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January18 (5.3%)
  • February15 (4.4%)
  • March26 (7.7%)
  • April28 (8.3%)
  • May33 (9.7%)
  • June33 (9.7%)
  • July26 (7.7%)
  • August32 (9.4%)
  • September31 (9.1%)
  • October25 (7.4%)
  • November42 (12%)
  • December30 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight262 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit36 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting26 (7.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown14 (4.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds282 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds30 (8.8%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.9%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other10 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry264 (78%)
  • Wet or damp65 (19%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.5%)
  • Snow4 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph14 (4.1%)
  • 30 mph179 (53%)
  • 40 mph27 (8%)
  • 50 mph19 (5.6%)
  • 60 mph49 (14%)
  • 70 mph51 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway259 (76%)
  • Dual carriageway56 (17%)
  • Roundabout13 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (2.7%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2021

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant322 (68%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)
  • Motorcyclist49 (10%)
  • Cyclist31 (6.6%)
  • Van occupant10 (2.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 56 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1526 (5.5%)
  • 16 to 2043 (9.1%)
  • 21 to 2553 (11%)
  • 26 to 3597 (21%)
  • 36 to 4574 (16%)
  • 46 to 5555 (12%)
  • 56 to 6545 (9.5%)
  • 66 to 7529 (6.1%)
  • Over 7516 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded13 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (66%)
  • Passenger111 (24%)
  • Pedestrian51 (11%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car490 (77%)
  • Motorcycle45 (7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes40 (6.3%)
  • Pedal cycle32 (5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach2 (0.3%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)1 (0.2%)
  • Other1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2021

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2021 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 2021

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 88th most road collisions in 2021.

Collisions
88th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
81st
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
74th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
93rd
highest of 350 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2021

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2021, with 25 collisions, 5 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2021

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2021: 59, including 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2021
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA25973014
2ndM2305018
3rdA249193106
4thA250152304
5thB2006111601
6thB2231111505
7thA29981103
8thA250061201
9thB200861011
10thB20055720
11thA2514900
12thB20073400
13thB20403301

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2021

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2021: 81.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2021

ME10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2021: 85.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2021

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2021, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2021.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years