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Thanet road accidents in 1981: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 577 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1981, and 741 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 152 were serious.

Collisions were down 3% on 1980 (597), and casualties fell from 756.

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

Collisions in 1981
577
Down 3% on 1980
Casualties in 1981
741
Down 2% on 1980
Fatal collisions
11
1.9% of collisions
Serious collisions
152
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1981

1.9% of collisions in Thanet in 1981 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal111.9%
  • Serious15226%
  • Slight41472%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal131.8%
  • Serious16923%
  • Slight55975%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1981 is highlighted, with 577, down 3% on 1980.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1981
  • 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 1981

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (13%)
  • Tuesday75 (13%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday91 (16%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday88 (15%)
  • Sunday70 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.6%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5958 (10%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5983 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59120 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59133 (23%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5965 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5983 (14%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (6.4%)
  • February35 (6.1%)
  • March34 (5.9%)
  • April38 (6.6%)
  • May47 (8.1%)
  • June52 (9%)
  • July47 (8.1%)
  • August57 (9.9%)
  • September54 (9.4%)
  • October63 (11%)
  • November57 (9.9%)
  • December56 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight399 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit153 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting18 (3.1%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds440 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds102 (18%)
  • Snowing, no high winds8 (1.4%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.5%)
  • Other17 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry373 (65%)
  • Wet or damp190 (33%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph430 (75%)
  • 40 mph49 (8.5%)
  • 50 mph7 (1.2%)
  • 60 mph89 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway526 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout14 (2.4%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1981

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist226 (30%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)
  • Cyclist76 (10%)
  • Van occupant8 (1.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant7 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (0.9%)
  • Minibus occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 518 (2.4%)
  • 6 to 1030 (4%)
  • 11 to 1558 (7.8%)
  • 16 to 20224 (30%)
  • 21 to 2587 (12%)
  • 26 to 35102 (14%)
  • 36 to 4570 (9.4%)
  • 46 to 5544 (5.9%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.7%)
  • 66 to 7546 (6.2%)
  • Over 7520 (2.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider451 (61%)
  • Passenger178 (24%)
  • Pedestrian112 (15%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car604 (62%)
  • Motorcycle240 (24%)
  • Pedal cycle80 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach14 (1.4%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1981

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1981 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 349 areas in 1981

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 154th most road collisions in 1981.

Collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
169th
highest of 349 areas
Fatal collisions
200th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
167th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1981

The A254 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1981: 58, including 19 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1981
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2545869019
2ndA285376221
3rdA2554862210
4thA253405307
5thB20523638010
6thA2563246210
7thB2048121604
8thB2050121505
9thB2054121610
10thB2049112012
11thA29991920
12thB20536603
13thB21904502
14thB20462210
15thA2581100
16thB20471101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1981

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1981: 184.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1981

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1981: 196.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1981

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1981, 1 was fatal and 9 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1981.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years