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Thanet road accidents in 1980: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 597 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1980, and 756 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1979 (532), and casualties rose from 675.

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

Collisions in 1980
597
Up 12% on 1979
Casualties in 1980
756
Up 12% on 1979
Fatal collisions
9
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
28% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1980

1.5% of collisions in Thanet in 1980 were fatal and 28% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.5%
  • Serious16928%
  • Slight41970%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.3%
  • Serious19926%
  • Slight54772%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1980 is highlighted, with 597, up 12% on 1979.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1980
  • 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 1980

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (13%)
  • Tuesday81 (14%)
  • Wednesday90 (15%)
  • Thursday72 (12%)
  • Friday109 (18%)
  • Saturday99 (17%)
  • Sunday68 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5929 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5953 (8.9%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5984 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59113 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59167 (28%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5963 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January44 (7.4%)
  • February38 (6.4%)
  • March45 (7.5%)
  • April48 (8%)
  • May49 (8.2%)
  • June56 (9.4%)
  • July49 (8.2%)
  • August59 (9.9%)
  • September57 (9.5%)
  • October49 (8.2%)
  • November55 (9.2%)
  • December48 (8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight422 (71%)
  • Dark, street lights lit149 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (3.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds478 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds86 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other23 (3.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry423 (71%)
  • Wet or damp154 (26%)
  • Frost or ice17 (2.8%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.3%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph465 (78%)
  • 40 mph44 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph6 (1%)
  • 60 mph76 (13%)
  • 70 mph6 (1%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway554 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.3%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1980

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant291 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist231 (31%)
  • Pedestrian139 (18%)
  • Cyclist68 (9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (1.7%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 524 (3.2%)
  • 6 to 1043 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1564 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20205 (27%)
  • 21 to 2592 (12%)
  • 26 to 35104 (14%)
  • 36 to 4565 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5538 (5%)
  • 56 to 6560 (7.9%)
  • 66 to 7533 (4.4%)
  • Over 7528 (3.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider450 (60%)
  • Passenger167 (22%)
  • Pedestrian139 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car615 (63%)
  • Motorcycle243 (25%)
  • Pedal cycle70 (7.1%)
  • Bus or coach18 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes17 (1.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes12 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1980

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1980 in Thanet

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 350 areas in 1980

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 148th most road collisions in 1980.

Collisions
148th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
165th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
240th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
144th
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1980

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1980: 61, including 1 fatal and 14 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1980
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286177114
2ndA2555877116
3rdA254395419
4thB2052334405
5thA253324017
6thA256233909
7thB2054172704
8thB2053111303
9thB20487904
10thB20497800
11thB205071405
12thA29961112
13thB20473301
14thB21903300
15thA2582610
16thA201100
17thA20521100
18thA2491101
19thA261101
20thB20401101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1980

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1980: 220.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1980

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1980: 208.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1980

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1980, 1 was fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1980.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years