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Thanet road accidents in 1982: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 549 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1982, and 711 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 8 were fatal and 165 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1981 (577), and casualties fell from 741.

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

Collisions in 1982
549
Down 5% on 1981
Casualties in 1982
711
Down 4% on 1981
Fatal collisions
8
1.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
165
30% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1982

1.5% of collisions in Thanet in 1982 were fatal and 30% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal81.5%
  • Serious16530%
  • Slight37668%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal81.1%
  • Serious19327%
  • Slight51072%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1982 is highlighted, with 549, down 5% on 1981.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1982
  • 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 1982

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday75 (14%)
  • Tuesday62 (11%)
  • Wednesday78 (14%)
  • Thursday93 (17%)
  • Friday99 (18%)
  • Saturday86 (16%)
  • Sunday56 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (5.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.3%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59108 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59130 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5976 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5954 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January40 (7.3%)
  • February42 (7.7%)
  • March40 (7.3%)
  • April46 (8.4%)
  • May41 (7.5%)
  • June48 (8.7%)
  • July45 (8.2%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September50 (9.1%)
  • October51 (9.3%)
  • November36 (6.6%)
  • December50 (9.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight398 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit125 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting23 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds447 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist2 (0.4%)
  • Other12 (2.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry375 (68%)
  • Wet or damp155 (28%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.6%)
  • Snow3 (0.5%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph435 (79%)
  • 40 mph46 (8.4%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph65 (12%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway502 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway26 (4.7%)
  • Roundabout12 (2.2%)
  • One way street or slip road9 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1982

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (42%)
  • Motorcyclist224 (32%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)
  • Cyclist77 (11%)
  • Van occupant6 (0.8%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (1.7%)
  • 6 to 1039 (5.5%)
  • 11 to 1565 (9.1%)
  • 16 to 20218 (31%)
  • 21 to 2572 (10%)
  • 26 to 3593 (13%)
  • 36 to 4565 (9.1%)
  • 46 to 5543 (6%)
  • 56 to 6547 (6.6%)
  • 66 to 7539 (5.5%)
  • Over 7518 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider446 (63%)
  • Passenger169 (24%)
  • Pedestrian96 (14%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car605 (63%)
  • Motorcycle223 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes18 (1.9%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes9 (0.9%)
  • Minibus3 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1982

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1982 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 1982

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 166th most road collisions in 1982.

Collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas
Casualties
179th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
269th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
154th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1982

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1982: 57, including 1 fatal and 16 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1982
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2555779116
2ndA285172312
3rdA2543346015
4thA2533048012
5thB2052304218
6thA256182008
7thB2054141504
8thB2049101506
9thB2053101003
10thA29991712
11thB204881104
12thB20507803
13thB21905802
14thB20474401
15thA2252200
16thB20462301
17thB20512201
18thA2571100
19thA2581100
20thA2601201

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1982

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1982: 174.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1982

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1982: 170.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1982

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1982, 1 was fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1982.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years