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Thanet road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 461 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1990, and 589 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 9 were fatal and 82 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1989 (490), and casualties fell from 629.

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

Collisions in 1990
461
Down 6% on 1989
Casualties in 1990
589
Down 6% on 1989
Fatal collisions
9
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
82
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1990

2% of collisions in Thanet in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal92%
  • Serious8218%
  • Slight37080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal101.7%
  • Serious9216%
  • Slight48783%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1990 is highlighted, with 461, down 6% on 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • 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 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday69 (15%)
  • Tuesday65 (14%)
  • Wednesday55 (12%)
  • Thursday83 (18%)
  • Friday82 (18%)
  • Saturday57 (12%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.5%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5961 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5961 (13%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5982 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59123 (27%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5967 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5946 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January36 (7.8%)
  • February42 (9.1%)
  • March35 (7.6%)
  • April48 (10%)
  • May47 (10%)
  • June36 (7.8%)
  • July41 (8.9%)
  • August33 (7.2%)
  • September35 (7.6%)
  • October42 (9.1%)
  • November31 (6.7%)
  • December35 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight332 (72%)
  • Dark, street lights lit97 (21%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit19 (4.1%)
  • Dark, no street lighting13 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds339 (74%)
  • Raining, no high winds93 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds7 (1.5%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Fine with high winds2 (0.4%)
  • Other15 (3.3%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry321 (70%)
  • Wet or damp138 (30%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep2 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph348 (75%)
  • 40 mph34 (7.4%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph73 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway414 (90%)
  • Dual carriageway22 (4.8%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3%)
  • Roundabout11 (2.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (44%)
  • Motorcyclist116 (20%)
  • Pedestrian109 (19%)
  • Cyclist63 (11%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Van occupant11 (1.9%)
  • Minibus occupant7 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant4 (0.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)4 (0.7%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 512 (2%)
  • 6 to 1034 (5.8%)
  • 11 to 1550 (8.5%)
  • 16 to 20130 (22%)
  • 21 to 2581 (14%)
  • 26 to 3589 (15%)
  • 36 to 4563 (11%)
  • 46 to 5533 (5.6%)
  • 56 to 6532 (5.4%)
  • 66 to 7529 (4.9%)
  • Over 7531 (5.3%)
  • Not recorded5 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider353 (60%)
  • Passenger127 (22%)
  • Pedestrian109 (19%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car558 (67%)
  • Motorcycle120 (14%)
  • Pedal cycle66 (7.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes24 (2.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car23 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes21 (2.5%)
  • Minibus10 (1.2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (0.8%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.7%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 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 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 218 of them in 1990.

Collisions
219th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
237th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
208th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1990

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1990: 53, including 4 fatal and 6 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28537846
2ndA253384824
3rdB20523756111
4thA255364517
5thA254354405
6thB2054212811
7thA256182607
8thB2050141502
9thB2049121502
10thB205391003
11thA29981001
12thB20485801
13thB20471100
14thB21901301

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1990

Ramsgate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1990: 132.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1990

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1990: 133.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1990, 2 were fatal and 5 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years