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Thanet road accidents in 1984: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 554 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1984, and 699 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 12 were fatal and 139 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1983 (583), and casualties fell from 718.

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

Collisions in 1984
554
Down 5% on 1983
Casualties in 1984
699
Down 3% on 1983
Fatal collisions
12
2.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
139
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1984

2.2% of collisions in Thanet in 1984 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal122.2%
  • Serious13925%
  • Slight40373%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal121.7%
  • Serious15222%
  • Slight53577%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1984 is highlighted, with 554, down 5% on 1983.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1984
  • 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 1984

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday96 (17%)
  • Tuesday60 (11%)
  • Wednesday74 (13%)
  • Thursday94 (17%)
  • Friday88 (16%)
  • Saturday80 (14%)
  • Sunday62 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5927 (4.9%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5965 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59138 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5964 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (7.6%)
  • February42 (7.6%)
  • March47 (8.5%)
  • April47 (8.5%)
  • May42 (7.6%)
  • June35 (6.3%)
  • July54 (9.7%)
  • August40 (7.2%)
  • September45 (8.1%)
  • October45 (8.1%)
  • November55 (9.9%)
  • December60 (11%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight384 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit146 (26%)
  • Dark, no street lighting21 (3.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds441 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds97 (18%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other10 (1.8%)

Road surface

  • Dry383 (69%)
  • Wet or damp162 (29%)
  • Frost or ice9 (1.6%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph422 (76%)
  • 40 mph53 (9.6%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph77 (14%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway508 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway24 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.3%)
  • 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 1984

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant268 (38%)
  • Motorcyclist203 (29%)
  • Pedestrian124 (18%)
  • Cyclist85 (12%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Bus or coach occupant3 (0.4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (1.4%)
  • 6 to 1028 (4%)
  • 11 to 1574 (11%)
  • 16 to 20201 (29%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 3582 (12%)
  • 36 to 4559 (8.4%)
  • 46 to 5537 (5.3%)
  • 56 to 6554 (7.7%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.6%)
  • Over 7533 (4.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider433 (62%)
  • Passenger142 (20%)
  • Pedestrian124 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car569 (61%)
  • Motorcycle212 (23%)
  • Pedal cycle88 (9.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes17 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes12 (1.3%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Minibus9 (1%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1984

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1984 in Thanet

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

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 350 areas in 1984

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had the 166th most road collisions in 1984.

Collisions
166th
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
183rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
160th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1984

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1984: 59, including 2 fatal and 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1984
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2555972215
2ndA285873422
3rdA254435419
4thA2534161110
5thB2052405317
6thA256273617
7thB2054172003
8thB2053132001
9thB20489902
10thB204981203
11thB20506800
12thA2994503
13thA2572200
14thB21902200
15thB20461201
16thB20471100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1984

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1984: 158.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1984

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1984: 160.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1984

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1984, none were fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1984.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years