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Thanet road accidents: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 19,901 road traffic collisions in Thanet from 1979 to 2025, and 25,637 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 254 were fatal and 3,560 were serious.

In 2025 police recorded 273 collisions, up 12% on 2024 (243), and casualties rose from 311 to 349.

Collisions, 1979 to 2025
19,901
170th highest of 351 areas
Casualties
25,637
1.29 per collision
Fatal collisions
254
1.3% of collisions
Collisions in 2025
273
Up 12% on 2024

Crash severity in Thanet

1.3% of collisions in Thanet from 1979 to 2025 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.6% and 18% across Great Britain.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal2541.3%
  • Serious3,56018%
  • Slight16,08781%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal2731.1%
  • Serious3,95315%
  • Slight21,41184%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. In 2025 there were 273, up 12% on 2024.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2025: 273
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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YearCollisionsCasualties
2025273349
2024243311
2023285360
2022310395
2021290374
2020282339
2019308381
2018340437
2017402544
2016437605
2015430558
2014428557
2013390494
2012319413
2011383490
2010367473
2009398512
2008381493
2007407543
2006476629
2005435572
2004414506
2003422537
2002459605
2001490637
2000457614
1999421556
1998405543
1997405538
1996483628
1995404515
1994398508
1993413516
1992436550
1991435530
1990461589
1989490629
1988481632
1987428567
1986528660
1985495648
1984554699
1983583718
1982549711
1981577741
1980597756
1979532675

When and where crashes happen in Thanet

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday2,887 (15%)
  • Tuesday2,905 (15%)
  • Wednesday2,877 (14%)
  • Thursday2,872 (14%)
  • Friday3,355 (17%)
  • Saturday2,844 (14%)
  • Sunday2,161 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:59762 (3.8%)
  • 03:00 to 05:59281 (1.4%)
  • 06:00 to 08:592,275 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:593,027 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:593,838 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:595,074 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:592,897 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:591,747 (8.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January1,547 (7.8%)
  • February1,443 (7.3%)
  • March1,467 (7.4%)
  • April1,516 (7.6%)
  • May1,703 (8.6%)
  • June1,717 (8.6%)
  • July1,824 (9.2%)
  • August1,812 (9.1%)
  • September1,688 (8.5%)
  • October1,744 (8.8%)
  • November1,794 (9%)
  • December1,646 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight14,851 (75%)
  • Dark, street lights lit4,060 (20%)
  • Dark, no street lighting607 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit199 (1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown183 (0.9%)
  • Not recorded1 (under 0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds15,964 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds2,375 (12%)
  • Fine with high winds194 (1%)
  • Raining with high winds181 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist128 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds100 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds19 (0.1%)
  • Other418 (2.1%)
  • Not recorded522 (2.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry14,696 (74%)
  • Wet or damp4,837 (24%)
  • Frost or ice256 (1.3%)
  • Snow80 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep18 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded14 (0.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph80 (0.4%)
  • 30 mph15,477 (78%)
  • 40 mph1,542 (7.7%)
  • 50 mph203 (1%)
  • 60 mph2,126 (11%)
  • 70 mph473 (2.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway17,028 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway1,192 (6%)
  • Roundabout1,030 (5.2%)
  • One way street or slip road565 (2.8%)
  • Not recorded86 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who is hurt in road crashes in Thanet

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant13,334 (52%)
  • Pedestrian4,589 (18%)
  • Motorcyclist4,094 (16%)
  • Cyclist2,483 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant372 (1.5%)
  • Van occupant328 (1.3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)114 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant112 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant103 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant65 (0.3%)
  • Other23 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded20 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 5594 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 101,225 (4.8%)
  • 11 to 152,054 (8%)
  • 16 to 204,964 (19%)
  • 21 to 252,930 (11%)
  • 26 to 354,041 (16%)
  • 36 to 452,975 (12%)
  • 46 to 552,224 (8.7%)
  • 56 to 651,719 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 751,216 (4.7%)
  • Over 751,098 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded597 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider15,228 (59%)
  • Passenger5,820 (23%)
  • Pedestrian4,589 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car25,453 (72%)
  • Motorcycle4,212 (12%)
  • Pedal cycle2,594 (7.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1,205 (3.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes547 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach466 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle257 (0.7%)
  • Taxi or private hire car247 (0.7%)
  • Minibus132 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle, weight unknown25 (0.1%)
  • Other62 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded56 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Map of recent crashes and hotspots in Thanet

Map of the 24 most recent crashes and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Thanet

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Thanet ranks among 351 areas

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 170th most road collisions from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions
170th
highest of 351 areas
Casualties
165th
lowest of 351 areas
Fatal collisions
96th
lowest of 351 areas
Serious collisions
156th
lowest of 351 areas
Areas ranked by collisions, 1979 to 2025
RankAreaCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
167thHertsmere20,10427,8562883,202
168thChichester20,06027,8744524,350
169thTonbridge and Malling19,98326,8903743,701
170thThanet (this area)19,90125,6372543,560
171stPerth and Kinross19,87428,6898086,815
172ndWarwick19,87126,6093834,243
173rdSwale19,85527,1243353,684

Accident hotspots in Thanet

Cliftonville West, Thanet, CT9 1QT area is the busiest accident hotspot in Thanet, with 1,162 collisions from 2001 to 2025, 4 of them fatal.

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet from 1979 to 2025: 2,049, including 52 fatal and 402 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1979 to 2025
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA282,0492,74852402
2ndA2551,7202,20625313
3rdA2541,6282,11215286
4thB20521,1301,40419195
5thA2539881,41220188
6thA2569411,32312158
7thA2995658322096
8thB2054487626881
9thB2050411598274
10thB2053272328056
11thB2049264357445
12thB2048209284249
13thB2051112150225
14thB2055111128018
15thB2014106139016
16thB219093142327
17thB20474451012
18thB2046304719
19thA257101220
20thA258101513

Towns in Thanet

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet from 1979 to 2025: 6,982.

Postcode districts in Thanet

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet from 1979 to 2025: 6,841.

Latest crashes in Thanet

Of the latest 24 crashes in Thanet, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The most recent was on 31 December 2025.

Severity