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Thanet road accidents in 1988: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 481 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1988, and 632 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 128 were serious.

Collisions were up 12% on 1987 (428), and casualties rose from 567.

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

Collisions in 1988
481
Up 12% on 1987
Casualties in 1988
632
Up 11% on 1987
Fatal collisions
6
1.2% of collisions
Serious collisions
128
27% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1988

1.2% of collisions in Thanet in 1988 were fatal and 27% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.2%
  • Serious12827%
  • Slight34772%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.1%
  • Serious13722%
  • Slight48877%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1988 is highlighted, with 481, up 12% on 1987.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1988
  • 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 1988

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday78 (16%)
  • Tuesday56 (12%)
  • Wednesday61 (13%)
  • Thursday72 (15%)
  • Friday73 (15%)
  • Saturday79 (16%)
  • Sunday62 (13%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5912 (2.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (1.7%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5956 (12%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5978 (16%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59103 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59114 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5963 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5947 (9.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January37 (7.7%)
  • February38 (7.9%)
  • March24 (5%)
  • April43 (8.9%)
  • May33 (6.9%)
  • June40 (8.3%)
  • July57 (12%)
  • August40 (8.3%)
  • September40 (8.3%)
  • October33 (6.9%)
  • November56 (12%)
  • December40 (8.3%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight356 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit112 (23%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit3 (0.6%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds394 (82%)
  • Raining, no high winds67 (14%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.6%)
  • Other14 (2.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (69%)
  • Wet or damp146 (30%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.4%)
  • Snow2 (0.4%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph380 (79%)
  • 40 mph30 (6.2%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph70 (15%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway439 (91%)
  • Dual carriageway17 (3.5%)
  • Roundabout13 (2.7%)
  • One way street or slip road12 (2.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1988

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant301 (48%)
  • Pedestrian137 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist111 (18%)
  • Cyclist54 (8.5%)
  • Van occupant13 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant9 (1.4%)
  • Other vehicle occupant4 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 58 (1.3%)
  • 6 to 1047 (7.4%)
  • 11 to 1560 (9.5%)
  • 16 to 20131 (21%)
  • 21 to 2578 (12%)
  • 26 to 3591 (14%)
  • 36 to 4556 (8.9%)
  • 46 to 5536 (5.7%)
  • 56 to 6540 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7536 (5.7%)
  • Over 7538 (6%)
  • Not recorded11 (1.7%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider330 (52%)
  • Passenger165 (26%)
  • Pedestrian137 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car578 (69%)
  • Motorcycle112 (13%)
  • Pedal cycle58 (6.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes45 (5.3%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes15 (1.8%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.1%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car5 (0.6%)
  • Minibus2 (0.2%)
  • Not recorded12 (1.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1988

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1988 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 349 areas in 1988

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 194 of them in 1988.

Collisions
195th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
202nd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
274th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
166th
highest of 349 areas

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1988

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1988: 52, including 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1988
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28527109
2ndA2554557012
3rdB2052445318
4thA2544357311
5thA2533253010
6thA256151905
7thB2054141402
8thB2048112203
9thB2049111109
10thB205091402
11thA2996711
12thB20533302
13thB20512201
14thB21902402
15thB20471100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1988

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1988: 173.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1988

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1988: 174.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1988

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1988, 1 was fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 29 December 1988.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years