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Thanet road accidents in 1987: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 428 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1987, and 567 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 14 were fatal and 106 were serious.

Collisions were down 19% on 1986 (528), and casualties fell from 660.

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

Collisions in 1987
428
Down 19% on 1986
Casualties in 1987
567
Down 14% on 1986
Fatal collisions
14
3.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
106
25% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1987

3.3% of collisions in Thanet in 1987 were fatal and 25% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal143.3%
  • Serious10625%
  • Slight30872%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal152.6%
  • Serious11721%
  • Slight43577%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1987 is highlighted, with 428, down 19% on 1986.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1987
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

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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 1987

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday55 (13%)
  • Tuesday69 (16%)
  • Wednesday66 (15%)
  • Thursday59 (14%)
  • Friday72 (17%)
  • Saturday61 (14%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5919 (4.4%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5936 (8.4%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5942 (9.8%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5971 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59128 (30%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5983 (19%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January30 (7%)
  • February37 (8.6%)
  • March33 (7.7%)
  • April36 (8.4%)
  • May29 (6.8%)
  • June43 (10%)
  • July41 (9.6%)
  • August36 (8.4%)
  • September35 (8.2%)
  • October39 (9.1%)
  • November38 (8.9%)
  • December31 (7.2%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight295 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit107 (25%)
  • Dark, no street lighting19 (4.4%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.4%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds351 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds66 (15%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Raining with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other2 (0.5%)

Road surface

  • Dry299 (70%)
  • Wet or damp122 (29%)
  • Snow4 (0.9%)
  • Frost or ice3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph302 (71%)
  • 40 mph42 (9.8%)
  • 60 mph84 (20%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway381 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout17 (4%)
  • One way street or slip road8 (1.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1987

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant292 (51%)
  • Motorcyclist105 (19%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)
  • Cyclist55 (9.7%)
  • Bus or coach occupant10 (1.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)3 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1039 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1551 (9%)
  • 16 to 20151 (27%)
  • 21 to 2565 (11%)
  • 26 to 3585 (15%)
  • 36 to 4547 (8.3%)
  • 46 to 5532 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.2%)
  • 66 to 7532 (5.6%)
  • Over 7516 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider310 (55%)
  • Passenger158 (28%)
  • Pedestrian99 (17%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car546 (73%)
  • Motorcycle109 (15%)
  • Pedal cycle56 (7.5%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.7%)
  • Bus or coach8 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car1 (0.1%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1987

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1987 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 1987

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 1987.

Collisions
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
224th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
112th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
212th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1987

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1987: 49, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1987
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA284972212
2ndA256253916
3rdA253243526
4thB2052232929
5thA255223506
6thA254162204
7thB2048131502
8thB2049111412
9thA29981403
10thB205381004
11thB20505502
12thB20544510
13thB20513401
14thB21902201
15thA20521100
16thA2571200
17thA2581200
18thB20461400
19thB20471100
20thB22051100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1987

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1987: 126.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1987

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1987: 125.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1987

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1987, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1987.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years