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Thanet road accidents in 1986: crash statistics

Police recorded 528 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1986, and 660 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 132 were serious.

Collisions were up 7% on 1985 (495), and casualties rose from 648.

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

Collisions in 1986
528
Up 7% on 1985
Casualties in 1986
660
Up 2% on 1985
Fatal collisions
6
1.1% of collisions
Serious collisions
132
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1986

1.1% of collisions in Thanet in 1986 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious13225%
  • Slight39074%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal60.9%
  • Serious14222%
  • Slight51278%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1986 is highlighted, with 528, up 7% on 1985.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1986
  • 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 1986

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (15%)
  • Tuesday71 (13%)
  • Wednesday78 (15%)
  • Thursday64 (12%)
  • Friday92 (17%)
  • Saturday80 (15%)
  • Sunday65 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5933 (6.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:599 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5967 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5974 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5991 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59126 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5959 (11%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5969 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January43 (8.1%)
  • February34 (6.4%)
  • March38 (7.2%)
  • April33 (6.3%)
  • May59 (11%)
  • June50 (9.5%)
  • July46 (8.7%)
  • August60 (11%)
  • September32 (6.1%)
  • October39 (7.4%)
  • November43 (8.1%)
  • December51 (9.7%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (67%)
  • Dark, street lights lit142 (27%)
  • Dark, no street lighting22 (4.2%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit8 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds427 (81%)
  • Raining, no high winds71 (13%)
  • Snowing, no high winds10 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist7 (1.3%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (0.8%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other8 (1.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry349 (66%)
  • Wet or damp153 (29%)
  • Frost or ice20 (3.8%)
  • Snow6 (1.1%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph386 (73%)
  • 40 mph60 (11%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph79 (15%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway483 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway28 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout10 (1.9%)
  • One way street or slip road7 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1986

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant300 (45%)
  • Motorcyclist159 (24%)
  • Pedestrian122 (18%)
  • Cyclist65 (9.8%)
  • Van occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 517 (2.6%)
  • 6 to 1038 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1552 (7.9%)
  • 16 to 20177 (27%)
  • 21 to 2589 (13%)
  • 26 to 3584 (13%)
  • 36 to 4558 (8.8%)
  • 46 to 5541 (6.2%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.6%)
  • 66 to 7540 (6.1%)
  • Over 7527 (4.1%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider398 (60%)
  • Passenger140 (21%)
  • Pedestrian122 (18%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car628 (70%)
  • Motorcycle159 (18%)
  • Pedal cycle65 (7.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes23 (2.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach5 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle5 (0.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.3%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

How Thanet ranked among 350 areas in 1986

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 175 of them in 1986.

Collisions
176th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
190th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
283rd
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
177th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1986

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1986: 68, including 1 fatal and 21 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1986
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA286888121
2ndA2544564012
3rdA255405307
4thA2533647011
5thB2052344109
6thA256334624
7thB2054151605
8thB204971101
9thB20537904
10thA2994501
11thB20484400
12thB20504411
13thA2252201
14thA2572210
15thA2582202
16thB20401101
17thB20471101
18thB20511100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1986

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1986: 150.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1986

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1986: 143.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1986

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1986, none were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1986.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years