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Thanet road accidents in 1992: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 436 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1992, and 550 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 7 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1991 (435), and casualties rose from 530.

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

Collisions in 1992
436
Level with 1991
Casualties in 1992
550
Up 4% on 1991
Fatal collisions
7
1.6% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1992

1.6% of collisions in Thanet in 1992 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal71.6%
  • Serious7918%
  • Slight35080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal71.3%
  • Serious8515%
  • Slight45883%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1992 is highlighted, with 436, level with 1991.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1992
  • 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 1992

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday61 (14%)
  • Tuesday61 (14%)
  • Wednesday63 (14%)
  • Thursday57 (13%)
  • Friday85 (19%)
  • Saturday59 (14%)
  • Sunday50 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5913 (3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (1.1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (7.8%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5985 (19%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5986 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59110 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5969 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (7.8%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.3%)
  • February26 (6%)
  • March41 (9.4%)
  • April41 (9.4%)
  • May39 (8.9%)
  • June42 (9.6%)
  • July38 (8.7%)
  • August44 (10%)
  • September25 (5.7%)
  • October44 (10%)
  • November30 (6.9%)
  • December34 (7.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight364 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit60 (14%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.8%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds338 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds75 (17%)
  • Fine with high winds6 (1.4%)
  • Fog or mist4 (0.9%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.2%)
  • Other6 (1.4%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry326 (75%)
  • Wet or damp108 (25%)
  • Frost or ice2 (0.5%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph343 (79%)
  • 40 mph35 (8%)
  • 50 mph3 (0.7%)
  • 60 mph52 (12%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway388 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway18 (4.1%)
  • Roundabout16 (3.7%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1992

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant262 (48%)
  • Pedestrian123 (22%)
  • Motorcyclist75 (14%)
  • Cyclist55 (10%)
  • Bus or coach occupant13 (2.4%)
  • Van occupant12 (2.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant3 (0.5%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.4%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 515 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1038 (6.9%)
  • 11 to 1549 (8.9%)
  • 16 to 20111 (20%)
  • 21 to 2581 (15%)
  • 26 to 3565 (12%)
  • 36 to 4557 (10%)
  • 46 to 5539 (7.1%)
  • 56 to 6523 (4.2%)
  • 66 to 7538 (6.9%)
  • Over 7524 (4.4%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider304 (55%)
  • Passenger123 (22%)
  • Pedestrian123 (22%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car542 (72%)
  • Motorcycle79 (10%)
  • Pedal cycle57 (7.5%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes32 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach15 (2%)
  • Taxi or private hire car9 (1.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes8 (1.1%)
  • Minibus7 (0.9%)
  • Other vehicle7 (0.9%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1992

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1992 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 349 areas in 1992

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 202 of them in 1992.

Collisions
203rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
233rd
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
204th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
209th
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1992

The A28 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1992: 59, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1992
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA285968111
2ndA255375024
3rdA254364718
4thB2052303516
5thA253294108
6thA256142304
7thB20548901
8thB204871111
9thB20497900
10thB20506800
11thB20536600
12thA2994501
13thB20472301
14thB20512202
15thB21901101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1992

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1992: 175.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1992

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1992: 168.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1992

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1992, none were fatal and 8 were serious. The last was on 30 December 1992.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years