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Swale road accidents in 2022: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 350 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2022, and 501 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 61 were serious.

Collisions were up 3% on 2021 (339), and casualties rose from 472.

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

Collisions in 2022
350
Up 3% on 2021
Casualties in 2022
501
Up 6% on 2021
Fatal collisions
8
2.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
61
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2022

2.3% of collisions in Swale in 2022 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal82.3%
  • Serious6117%
  • Slight28180%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.6%
  • Serious6413%
  • Slight42986%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2022 is highlighted, with 350, up 3% on 2021.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2022
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 2022

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday37 (11%)
  • Tuesday68 (19%)
  • Wednesday53 (15%)
  • Thursday43 (12%)
  • Friday57 (16%)
  • Saturday47 (13%)
  • Sunday45 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (3.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (2.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5966 (19%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5943 (12%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (22%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5976 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5948 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5919 (5.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January29 (8.3%)
  • February26 (7.4%)
  • March26 (7.4%)
  • April32 (9.1%)
  • May33 (9.4%)
  • June29 (8.3%)
  • July33 (9.4%)
  • August19 (5.4%)
  • September23 (6.6%)
  • October36 (10%)
  • November32 (9.1%)
  • December32 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight267 (76%)
  • Dark, street lights lit37 (11%)
  • Dark, no street lighting35 (10%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown6 (1.7%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit5 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds289 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds32 (9.1%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1.1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.1%)
  • Other7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Road surface

  • Dry253 (72%)
  • Wet or damp83 (24%)
  • Frost or ice8 (2.3%)
  • Snow2 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph16 (4.6%)
  • 30 mph166 (47%)
  • 40 mph31 (8.9%)
  • 50 mph15 (4.3%)
  • 60 mph59 (17%)
  • 70 mph63 (18%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway257 (73%)
  • Dual carriageway65 (19%)
  • Roundabout17 (4.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (2%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2022

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant366 (73%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)
  • Motorcyclist36 (7.2%)
  • Van occupant28 (5.6%)
  • Cyclist14 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.4%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2%)
  • 6 to 1014 (2.8%)
  • 11 to 1518 (3.6%)
  • 16 to 2068 (14%)
  • 21 to 2574 (15%)
  • 26 to 3590 (18%)
  • 36 to 4573 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (10%)
  • 56 to 6541 (8.2%)
  • 66 to 7529 (5.8%)
  • Over 7517 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded17 (3.4%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider328 (65%)
  • Passenger129 (26%)
  • Pedestrian44 (8.8%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car510 (77%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes53 (8%)
  • Motorcycle36 (5.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (3.2%)
  • Pedal cycle14 (2.1%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)7 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.6%)
  • Mobility scooter2 (0.3%)
  • Other3 (0.5%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2022

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2022 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 2022

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 91st most road collisions in 2022.

Collisions
91st
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
80th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
41st
highest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2022

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2022, with 27 collisions, 3 of them serious.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2022

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2022: 46, including 7 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2022
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2466907
2ndM2324817
3rdA249212823
4thA250182501
5thA2500122304
6thB2006101103
7thB223191613
8thB200871503
9thA2516912
10thA2995810
11thB20405701
12thB20054401
13thB20072200
14thB20452210

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2022

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2022: 76.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2022

ME12 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2022: 93.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2022

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2022, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 2022.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years