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Thanet road accidents in 1979: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 532 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1979, and 675 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 10 were fatal and 129 were serious.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 19,901 collisions in Thanet.

Collisions in 1979
532
Casualties in 1979
675
Fatal collisions
10
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
129
24% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1979

1.9% of collisions in Thanet in 1979 were fatal and 24% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal101.9%
  • Serious12924%
  • Slight39374%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal111.6%
  • Serious14922%
  • Slight51576%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1979 is highlighted, with 532.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1979
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
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 in 1979

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday64 (12%)
  • Tuesday81 (15%)
  • Wednesday69 (13%)
  • Thursday86 (16%)
  • Friday94 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (13%)
  • Sunday70 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5989 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59122 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5965 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (6%)
  • February30 (5.6%)
  • March38 (7.1%)
  • April45 (8.5%)
  • May40 (7.5%)
  • June47 (8.8%)
  • July50 (9.4%)
  • August73 (14%)
  • September46 (8.6%)
  • October46 (8.6%)
  • November38 (7.1%)
  • December47 (8.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight379 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit120 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting30 (5.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds410 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds77 (14%)
  • Raining with high winds19 (3.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds9 (1.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3%)

Road surface

  • Dry366 (69%)
  • Wet or damp140 (26%)
  • Frost or ice19 (3.6%)
  • Snow7 (1.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph415 (78%)
  • 40 mph43 (8.1%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.6%)
  • 60 mph65 (12%)
  • 70 mph6 (1.1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway481 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.9%)
  • Roundabout17 (3.2%)
  • One way street or slip road13 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1979

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant277 (41%)
  • Motorcyclist190 (28%)
  • Pedestrian124 (18%)
  • Cyclist62 (9.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant11 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.7%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1046 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 1553 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20193 (29%)
  • 21 to 2568 (10%)
  • 26 to 3593 (14%)
  • 36 to 4559 (8.7%)
  • 46 to 5548 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6546 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7534 (5%)
  • Over 7517 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider395 (59%)
  • Passenger156 (23%)
  • Pedestrian124 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car563 (62%)
  • Motorcycle207 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle68 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes25 (2.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes22 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach11 (1.2%)
  • Minibus6 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1979

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1979 in Thanet

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 349 areas in 1979

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 178 of them in 1979.

Collisions
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
201st
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
243rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
225th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1979

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1979: 69, including 2 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1979
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286987220
2ndA2555264111
3rdA2544663018
4thB2052313614
5thA253284306
6thA256182404
7thB2054131702
8thB2053101001
9thB205081211
10thB20487814
11thA29951011
12thB20475902
13thB20495702
14thB20462501
15thB20561100
16thM21110

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1979

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1979: 189.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1979

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1979: 196.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1979

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1979, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1979.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years