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Thanet road accidents in 1983: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 583 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1983, and 718 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 120 were serious.

Collisions were up 6% on 1982 (549), and casualties rose from 711.

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

Collisions in 1983
583
Up 6% on 1982
Casualties in 1983
718
Up 1% on 1982
Fatal collisions
6
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
120
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1983

1% of collisions in Thanet in 1983 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61%
  • Serious12021%
  • Slight45778%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71%
  • Serious12417%
  • Slight58782%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1983 is highlighted, with 583, up 6% on 1982.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1983
  • 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 1983

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (12%)
  • Tuesday83 (14%)
  • Wednesday72 (12%)
  • Thursday100 (17%)
  • Friday106 (18%)
  • Saturday91 (16%)
  • Sunday60 (10%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59122 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59141 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5980 (14%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5957 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January47 (8.1%)
  • February45 (7.7%)
  • March41 (7%)
  • April52 (8.9%)
  • May48 (8.2%)
  • June47 (8.1%)
  • July55 (9.4%)
  • August55 (9.4%)
  • September56 (9.6%)
  • October43 (7.4%)
  • November43 (7.4%)
  • December51 (8.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight428 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit132 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (3.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.7%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds484 (83%)
  • Raining, no high winds76 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds7 (1.2%)
  • Raining with high winds4 (0.7%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.2%)
  • Other11 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry428 (73%)
  • Wet or damp141 (24%)
  • Frost or ice10 (1.7%)
  • Snow4 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph464 (80%)
  • 40 mph39 (6.7%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (13%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway544 (93%)
  • Dual carriageway21 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout11 (1.9%)
  • 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 1983

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant288 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist209 (29%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)
  • Cyclist78 (11%)
  • Van occupant5 (0.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 511 (1.5%)
  • 6 to 1037 (5.2%)
  • 11 to 1572 (10%)
  • 16 to 20205 (29%)
  • 21 to 2576 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (12%)
  • 36 to 4578 (11%)
  • 46 to 5550 (7%)
  • 56 to 6542 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7538 (5.3%)
  • Over 7524 (3.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider425 (59%)
  • Passenger164 (23%)
  • Pedestrian129 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car644 (65%)
  • Motorcycle211 (21%)
  • Pedal cycle87 (8.8%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.6%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.7%)
  • Minibus4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1983

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1983 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 1983

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 143rd most road collisions in 1983.

Collisions
143rd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
158th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
284th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
210th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1983

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1983: 55, including 2 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1983
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285575211
2ndA2555362010
3rdB20525166010
4thA253354916
5thA254344117
6thA256253507
7thB2054131505
8thB2053101201
9thA29991201
10thB204971001
11thB20507902
12thB20473301
13thB21903401
14thB20482201
15thA21100
16thA2581100
17thA2601200
18thB20461501
19thB20511101
20thB20561100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1983

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1983: 163.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1983

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1983: 187.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1983

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1983, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1983.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years