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Sittingbourne road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 4,602 road traffic collisions in Sittingbourne, Swale, from 1979 to 2025, and 5,580 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 41 were fatal and 754 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 70 collisions, up 4% on 2024 (67).

Collisions since 1979
4,602
227th highest of 2,851 towns
Casualties
5,580
1.21 per collision
Fatal collisions
41
43 people killed
Serious collisions
754
812 seriously injured
Collisions in 2025
70
Up 4% on 2024
Casualties in 2025
81
Down 4% on 2024

Road collision statistics for Sittingbourne

Collisions by severity, 1979 to 2025

  • Fatal410.9%
  • Serious75416%
  • Slight3,80783%

What the data shows

  • Sittingbourne had 784 collisions from 2016 to 2025, 15% fewer than the 921 from 2006 to 2015.
  • 17% of collisions in Sittingbourne were fatal or serious, against 20% across Great Britain.
  • 1,043 children under 16 were killed or injured in Sittingbourne, 19% of the casualties whose age was recorded.
  • The road surface was wet, icy, snowy or flooded in 27% of collisions in Sittingbourne.

Where Sittingbourne ranks among 2,851 towns

Most collisions
227th
Most casualties
235th
Most fatal collisions
266th
Most serious collisions
243rd

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday669 (15%)
  • Tuesday672 (15%)
  • Wednesday703 (15%)
  • Thursday760 (17%)
  • Friday783 (17%)
  • Saturday607 (13%)
  • Sunday408 (8.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight3,427 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit1,038 (23%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown53 (1.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit43 (0.9%)
  • Dark, no street lighting41 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway4,021 (87%)
  • Roundabout240 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road173 (3.8%)
  • Dual carriageway130 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded38 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph37 (0.8%)
  • 30 mph4,250 (92%)
  • 40 mph226 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph16 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph71 (1.5%)
  • 70 mph2 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds3,711 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds584 (13%)
  • Raining with high winds29 (0.6%)
  • Fine with high winds25 (0.5%)
  • Fog or mist19 (0.4%)
  • Snowing, no high winds19 (0.4%)
  • Other105 (2.3%)
  • Not recorded110 (2.4%)

Who was hurt

  • Car occupant2,529 (45%)
  • Pedestrian1,260 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist893 (16%)
  • Cyclist669 (12%)
  • Van occupant72 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant46 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)33 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant24 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant22 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant19 (0.3%)
  • Other5 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded8 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Sittingbourne road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Sittingbourne, 1979 to 2025

Collisions in Sittingbourne peaked at 141 in 1982; 2025 had 70.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 70
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
20257081
20246784
202384100
202276100
20218195
202075103
201985112
20186888
201793119
201685104
20158096
201491115
201398123
20127898
2011115142
201086108
200987104
200898128
200785103
2006103126
200599121
2004104132
200383100
2002108128
2001124159
2000114136
199992110
199893123
19977693
199699121
199596120
1994114135
1993102122
1992117135
1991101118
199089111
1989119137
198899121
1987118136
1986111127
1985122135
1984140165
1983127149
1982141156
1981105127
19808291
1979122143

Map of recent crashes in Sittingbourne

Map of the 24 most recent crashes in Sittingbourne

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  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Recent road crashes in Sittingbourne

The 24 most recent collisions in Sittingbourne happened between 2 August and 28 December 2025.

Severity

Crashes by road in Sittingbourne

The A2 has the most collisions in Sittingbourne, 1,414 of 4,602 (31%), followed by the B2005 (419).

Collisions in Sittingbourne on each road, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA21,4141,74214245
2ndB2005419521962
3rdB2006245313136
4thB2163182229236
5thA249254115

Council areas covering Sittingbourne

Collisions in Sittingbourne were recorded in 2 council areas. Swale has 4,598 of 4,602 (99.9%).

Collisions in Sittingbourne by council area, 1979 to 2025
RankCouncil areaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stSwale4,5985,57641754
2ndCanterbury3300

Postcode districts in Sittingbourne

Collisions in Sittingbourne were recorded in 2 postcode districts, led by ME10 (4,420) and ME9 (182).