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Thanet road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 490 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1989, and 629 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 101 were serious.

Collisions were up 2% on 1988 (481), and casualties fell from 632.

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

Collisions in 1989
490
Up 2% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
629
Level with 1988
Fatal collisions
9
1.8% of collisions
Serious collisions
101
21% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1989

1.8% of collisions in Thanet in 1989 were fatal and 21% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal91.8%
  • Serious10121%
  • Slight38078%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.6%
  • Serious11418%
  • Slight50580%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1989 is highlighted, with 490, up 2% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • 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 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday71 (14%)
  • Tuesday68 (14%)
  • Wednesday62 (13%)
  • Thursday65 (13%)
  • Friday99 (20%)
  • Saturday78 (16%)
  • Sunday47 (9.6%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5916 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (1.2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5973 (15%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5963 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59104 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59108 (22%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5974 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (9.4%)

Collisions by month

  • January50 (10%)
  • February45 (9.2%)
  • March28 (5.7%)
  • April39 (8%)
  • May46 (9.4%)
  • June42 (8.6%)
  • July48 (9.8%)
  • August36 (7.3%)
  • September39 (8%)
  • October35 (7.1%)
  • November34 (6.9%)
  • December48 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (74%)
  • Dark, street lights lit110 (22%)
  • Dark, no street lighting9 (1.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit7 (1.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds371 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds83 (17%)
  • Fog or mist5 (1%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other29 (5.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry346 (71%)
  • Wet or damp138 (28%)
  • Frost or ice6 (1.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph385 (79%)
  • 40 mph40 (8.2%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.4%)
  • 60 mph62 (13%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.2%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway429 (88%)
  • Dual carriageway25 (5.1%)
  • Roundabout25 (5.1%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (2.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant251 (40%)
  • Motorcyclist126 (20%)
  • Pedestrian126 (20%)
  • Cyclist73 (12%)
  • Van occupant22 (3.5%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)7 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant2 (0.3%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1041 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1551 (8.1%)
  • 16 to 20158 (25%)
  • 21 to 2565 (10%)
  • 26 to 3586 (14%)
  • 36 to 4554 (8.6%)
  • 46 to 5534 (5.4%)
  • 56 to 6537 (5.9%)
  • 66 to 7544 (7%)
  • Over 7529 (4.6%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.2%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider351 (56%)
  • Passenger152 (24%)
  • Pedestrian126 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car530 (63%)
  • Motorcycle134 (16%)
  • Pedal cycle74 (8.7%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes57 (6.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes20 (2.4%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.2%)
  • Other vehicle4 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car4 (0.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 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 1989

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 208 of them in 1989.

Collisions
209th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
220th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
216th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
214th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1989

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1989: 76, including 3 fatal and 20 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA287691320
2ndA255486517
3rdB2052363917
4thA254323809
5thA253294515
6thB2054141705
7thB2053131805
8thA256122902
9thB2049111400
10thB204871002
11thB205071101
12thA29961400
13thB20474502

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1989

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1989: 167.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1989

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1989: 159.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1989, 1 was fatal and 4 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1989.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years