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Thanet road accidents in 1985: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 495 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1985, and 648 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 130 were serious.

Collisions were down 11% on 1984 (554), and casualties fell from 699.

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

Collisions in 1985
495
Down 11% on 1984
Casualties in 1985
648
Down 7% on 1984
Fatal collisions
14
2.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
130
26% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1985

2.8% of collisions in Thanet in 1985 were fatal and 26% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal142.8%
  • Serious13026%
  • Slight35171%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal142.2%
  • Serious15223%
  • Slight48274%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1985 is highlighted, with 495, down 11% on 1984.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1985
  • 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 1985

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday65 (13%)
  • Tuesday63 (13%)
  • Wednesday92 (19%)
  • Thursday66 (13%)
  • Friday76 (15%)
  • Saturday69 (14%)
  • Sunday64 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5926 (5.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5948 (9.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5977 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5960 (12%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (6.1%)
  • February26 (5.3%)
  • March36 (7.3%)
  • April42 (8.5%)
  • May43 (8.7%)
  • June38 (7.7%)
  • July49 (9.9%)
  • August52 (11%)
  • September40 (8.1%)
  • October52 (11%)
  • November46 (9.3%)
  • December41 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight359 (73%)
  • Dark, street lights lit117 (24%)
  • Dark, no street lighting15 (3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds391 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds81 (16%)
  • Snowing, no high winds6 (1.2%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other16 (3.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry347 (70%)
  • Wet or damp127 (26%)
  • Frost or ice14 (2.8%)
  • Snow5 (1%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph381 (77%)
  • 40 mph39 (7.9%)
  • 60 mph74 (15%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway457 (92%)
  • Dual carriageway19 (3.8%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)
  • Roundabout8 (1.6%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1985

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant290 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist163 (25%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)
  • Cyclist76 (12%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)6 (0.9%)
  • Bus or coach occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1027 (4.2%)
  • 11 to 1564 (9.9%)
  • 16 to 20176 (27%)
  • 21 to 2577 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (14%)
  • 36 to 4558 (9%)
  • 46 to 5546 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6544 (6.8%)
  • 66 to 7532 (4.9%)
  • Over 7518 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider393 (61%)
  • Passenger154 (24%)
  • Pedestrian101 (16%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car548 (62%)
  • Motorcycle169 (19%)
  • Pedal cycle83 (9.4%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes46 (5.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes16 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle9 (1%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1985

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1985 in Thanet

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 350 areas in 1985

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 184 of them in 1985.

Collisions
185th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
198th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
109th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
192nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1985

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1985: 45, including 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1985
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2554556012
2ndA284054413
3rdA2543749113
4thA2533556114
5thB20523238011
6thA256314414
7thB2054131403
8thB2053111502
9thB2049101002
10thB205071401
11thA29951310
12thB20484601
13thA2573410
14thB20473300
15thB21903401
16thA2582201
17thB20462201
18thB20511200

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1985

Ramsgate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1985: 134.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1985

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1985: 130.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1985

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1985, none were fatal and 11 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1985.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years