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Thanet road accidents in 1991: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 435 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1991, and 530 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 6 were fatal and 73 were serious.

Collisions were down 6% on 1990 (461), and casualties fell from 589.

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

Collisions in 1991
435
Down 6% on 1990
Casualties in 1991
530
Down 10% on 1990
Fatal collisions
6
1.4% of collisions
Serious collisions
73
17% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1991

1.4% of collisions in Thanet in 1991 were fatal and 17% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal61.4%
  • Serious7317%
  • Slight35682%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal61.1%
  • Serious7614%
  • Slight44885%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1991 is highlighted, with 435, down 6% on 1990.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1991
  • 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 1991

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday66 (15%)
  • Tuesday60 (14%)
  • Wednesday54 (12%)
  • Thursday62 (14%)
  • Friday79 (18%)
  • Saturday68 (16%)
  • Sunday46 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5914 (3.2%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5960 (14%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5980 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5974 (17%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59103 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5955 (13%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5944 (10%)

Collisions by month

  • January42 (9.7%)
  • February23 (5.3%)
  • March29 (6.7%)
  • April25 (5.7%)
  • May37 (8.5%)
  • June29 (6.7%)
  • July50 (11%)
  • August48 (11%)
  • September52 (12%)
  • October36 (8.3%)
  • November31 (7.1%)
  • December33 (7.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight350 (80%)
  • Dark, street lights lit74 (17%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (1.6%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit4 (0.9%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds342 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds65 (15%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (0.9%)
  • Fog or mist3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other15 (3.4%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.2%)

Road surface

  • Dry330 (76%)
  • Wet or damp88 (20%)
  • Frost or ice14 (3.2%)
  • Snow3 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph333 (77%)
  • 40 mph35 (8%)
  • 50 mph4 (0.9%)
  • 60 mph59 (14%)
  • 70 mph4 (0.9%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway376 (86%)
  • Dual carriageway23 (5.3%)
  • Roundabout20 (4.6%)
  • One way street or slip road16 (3.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1991

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant233 (44%)
  • Pedestrian119 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist77 (15%)
  • Cyclist75 (14%)
  • Van occupant11 (2.1%)
  • Bus or coach occupant5 (0.9%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)5 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 519 (3.6%)
  • 6 to 1030 (5.7%)
  • 11 to 1553 (10%)
  • 16 to 20114 (22%)
  • 21 to 2571 (13%)
  • 26 to 3563 (12%)
  • 36 to 4555 (10%)
  • 46 to 5547 (8.9%)
  • 56 to 6531 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7530 (5.7%)
  • Over 7513 (2.5%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider301 (57%)
  • Pedestrian119 (22%)
  • Passenger110 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car502 (68%)
  • Motorcycle78 (11%)
  • Pedal cycle76 (10%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes31 (4.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes24 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach9 (1.2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle6 (0.8%)
  • Minibus4 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1991

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1991 in Thanet

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Thanet ranked among 350 areas in 1991

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 204 of them in 1991.

Collisions
205th
of 350 areas, highest first
Casualties
239th
of 350 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
249th
of 350 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
232nd
of 350 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1991

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1991: 52, including 2 fatal and 9 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1991
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA28526329
2ndA254404706
3rdA255404315
4thA253324319
5thB2052263404
6thA256202805
7thB2054193313
8thA29991000
9thB20485701
10thB20535601
11thB20493401
12thB20503300
13thB20462200
14thB20511100

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1991

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1991: 153.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1991

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1991: 133.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1991

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1991, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1991.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years