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Swale road accidents in 2025: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 277 road traffic collisions in Swale in 2025, and 379 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 2 were fatal and 74 were serious.

Collisions were up 1% on 2024 (274), and casualties rose from 368.

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

Collisions in 2025
277
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
379
Up 3% on 2024
Fatal collisions
2
0.7% of collisions
Serious collisions
74
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Swale in 2025

0.7% of collisions in Swale in 2025 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.7% and 19% in Swale from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal20.7%
  • Serious7427%
  • Slight20173%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal20.5%
  • Serious8222%
  • Slight29578%

Swale road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Swale, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 536 in 1984. 2025 is highlighted, with 277, up 1% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025
  • 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 2025

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday50 (18%)
  • Tuesday31 (11%)
  • Wednesday44 (16%)
  • Thursday37 (13%)
  • Friday53 (19%)
  • Saturday28 (10%)
  • Sunday34 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (2.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5944 (16%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5936 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5950 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5981 (29%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5928 (10%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5920 (7.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January19 (6.9%)
  • February19 (6.9%)
  • March33 (12%)
  • April26 (9.4%)
  • May26 (9.4%)
  • June25 (9%)
  • July13 (4.7%)
  • August36 (13%)
  • September20 (7.2%)
  • October21 (7.6%)
  • November16 (5.8%)
  • December23 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight213 (77%)
  • Dark, street lights lit44 (16%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (5.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds241 (87%)
  • Raining, no high winds21 (7.6%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.4%)
  • Other7 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded5 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry228 (82%)
  • Wet or damp41 (15%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph12 (4.3%)
  • 30 mph146 (53%)
  • 40 mph26 (9.4%)
  • 50 mph15 (5.4%)
  • 60 mph35 (13%)
  • 70 mph43 (16%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway207 (75%)
  • Dual carriageway47 (17%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout11 (4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Swale in 2025

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant239 (63%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)
  • Motorcyclist39 (10%)
  • Cyclist26 (6.9%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.3%)
  • E-scooter or powered transporter user1 (0.3%)
  • Horse rider1 (0.3%)
  • Mobility scooter rider1 (0.3%)
  • Other1 (0.3%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.8%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1012 (3.2%)
  • 11 to 1523 (6.1%)
  • 16 to 2063 (17%)
  • 21 to 2536 (9.5%)
  • 26 to 3563 (17%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5537 (9.8%)
  • 56 to 6533 (8.7%)
  • 66 to 7519 (5%)
  • Over 7520 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.6%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider233 (61%)
  • Passenger99 (26%)
  • Pedestrian47 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car356 (68%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes63 (12%)
  • Motorcycle41 (7.8%)
  • Pedal cycle26 (4.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (2.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car8 (1.5%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown5 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach4 (0.8%)
  • Personal powered transporter (e-scooter or similar)4 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.6%)
  • Other5 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Swale in 2025

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2025 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 2025

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Swale had the 122nd most road collisions in 2025.

Collisions
122nd
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
116th
highest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
210th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
120th
highest of 351 areas

Accident hotspots in Swale in 2025

Chalkwell, Swale, ME10 4PL area was the busiest accident hotspot in Swale in 2025, with 19 collisions, 1 of them fatal.

Roads in Swale with the most crashes in 2025

The A2 had the most collisions in Swale in 2025: 53, including 1 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Swale, 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2537516
2ndA249234009
3rdM2213308
4thA250121503
5thA2500101303
6thB223161112
7thB20065602
8thB20085702
9thB20054501
10thA2513301
11thA2993502
12thB20073302
13thB20403302
14thB20452202

Towns in Swale: crashes in 2025

Sittingbourne had the most collisions of any town in Swale in 2025: 70.

Postcode districts in Swale: crashes in 2025

ME9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Swale in 2025: 71.

Latest crashes in Swale in 2025

Of the last 24 crashes in Swale in 2025, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2025.

Severity

Swale road accidents in other years