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ME10 road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,710 road traffic collisions in the ME10 postcode district, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,736 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 44 were fatal and 783 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 70 collisions, up 1% on 2024 (69).

Collisions since 1979
4,710
646th highest of 2,813 postcode districts
Casualties
5,736
1.22 per collision
Fatal collisions
44
45 people killed
Serious collisions
783
846 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
70
Up 1% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
83
Down 8% on 2024

Road collision statistics for ME10

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal440.9%
  • Serious78317%
  • Slight3,88382%

What the data shows

  • ME10 had 816 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 962 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 18% of collisions in ME10 were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,046 children under 16 were killed or injured in ME10, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 28% of collisions in ME10.

Where ME10 ranks among 2,813 postcode districts

Most collisions
646th
Most casualties
776th
Most fatal collisions
1,376th
Most serious collisions
777th

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday680 (14%)
  • Tuesday690 (15%)
  • Wednesday726 (15%)
  • Thursday784 (17%)
  • Friday795 (17%)
  • Saturday624 (13%)
  • Sunday411 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,488 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,048 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting71 (1.5%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown54 (1.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit49 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway3,985 (85%)
  • Roundabout286 (6.1%)
  • Dual carriageway213 (4.5%)
  • One way street or slip road189 (4%)
  • Not recorded37 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph35 (0.7%)
  • 30 mph4,266 (91%)
  • 40 mph206 (4.4%)
  • 50 mph26 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph101 (2.1%)
  • 70 mph76 (1.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,785 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds608 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds30 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds26 (0.6%)
  • Fog or mist22 (0.5%)
  • Snowing, no high winds21 (0.4%)
  • Other107 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded111 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,657 (46%)
  • Pedestrian1,258 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist879 (15%)
  • Cyclist683 (12%)
  • Van occupant86 (1.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant48 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)45 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant25 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant23 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

ME10 road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in ME10, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in ME10 peaked at 142 in 1984; 2025 had 70.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 70
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257083
20246990
202388104
202277101
202185102
202077105
201988114
20187594
201796123
201691117
201587106
2014102132
201398124
201285107
2011117139
201093115
200988108
200898129
200784105
2006110136
2005110135
2004113145
200387105
2002111130
2001123159
2000118143
199992112
1998101133
19977796
199695115
199593113
1994107129
1993103125
1992115131
1991103123
199094116
1989117134
1988105128
1987115131
1986113129
1985122134
1984142166
1983129151
1982138154
1981106131
19808494
1979119140

Map of recent crashes in ME10

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in ME10

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in ME10

The 24 most recent collisions in ME10 happened between 5 August and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in ME10

The A2 has the most collisions in ME10, 1,359 of 4,710 (29%), followed by the B2005 (428).

Collisions in ME10 on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21,3591,67014228
2ndB20054285361066
3rdB2006265337139
4thB2163178227236
5thA249122179321

Council areas covering ME10

Collisions in ME10 were recorded in 2 council areas. Swale has 4,706 of 4,710 (99.9%).

Collisions in ME10 by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwale4,7065,73244783
2ndCanterbury3300

Town in ME10

Of the 4,710 collisions in ME10, 4,420 (94%) were in Sittingbourne.