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Thanet road accidents in 1993: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 413 road traffic collisions in Thanet in 1993, and 516 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 4 were fatal and 79 were serious.

Collisions were down 5% on 1992 (436), and casualties fell from 550.

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

Collisions in 1993
413
Down 5% on 1992
Casualties in 1993
516
Down 6% on 1992
Fatal collisions
4
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
79
19% of collisions

Crash severity in Thanet in 1993

1% of collisions in Thanet in 1993 were fatal and 19% serious, against 1.3% and 18% in Thanet from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal41%
  • Serious7919%
  • Slight33080%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal40.8%
  • Serious8617%
  • Slight42683%

Thanet road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Thanet, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 597 in 1980. 1993 is highlighted, with 413, down 5% on 1992.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1993
  • 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 1993

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (13%)
  • Tuesday52 (13%)
  • Wednesday71 (17%)
  • Thursday57 (14%)
  • Friday66 (16%)
  • Saturday63 (15%)
  • Sunday50 (12%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.1%)
  • 03:00 to 05:594 (1%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5934 (8.2%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5975 (18%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5978 (19%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59107 (26%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5964 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5934 (8.2%)

Collisions by month

  • January32 (7.7%)
  • February23 (5.6%)
  • March34 (8.2%)
  • April25 (6.1%)
  • May48 (12%)
  • June31 (7.5%)
  • July39 (9.4%)
  • August42 (10%)
  • September38 (9.2%)
  • October28 (6.8%)
  • November32 (7.7%)
  • December41 (9.9%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight341 (83%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (13%)
  • Dark, no street lighting12 (2.9%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit6 (1.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds327 (79%)
  • Raining, no high winds58 (14%)
  • Fine with high winds4 (1%)
  • Fog or mist4 (1%)
  • Snowing, no high winds3 (0.7%)
  • Raining with high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Other5 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (2.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry311 (75%)
  • Wet or damp100 (24%)
  • Frost or ice1 (0.2%)
  • Snow1 (0.2%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph317 (77%)
  • 40 mph25 (6.1%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.2%)
  • 60 mph68 (16%)
  • 70 mph2 (0.5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway369 (89%)
  • Dual carriageway15 (3.6%)
  • Roundabout15 (3.6%)
  • One way street or slip road14 (3.4%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Thanet in 1993

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant248 (48%)
  • Pedestrian104 (20%)
  • Motorcyclist68 (13%)
  • Cyclist57 (11%)
  • Bus or coach occupant16 (3.1%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (1.6%)
  • Van occupant4 (0.8%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 514 (2.7%)
  • 6 to 1020 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1543 (8.3%)
  • 16 to 2091 (18%)
  • 21 to 2555 (11%)
  • 26 to 3581 (16%)
  • 36 to 4554 (10%)
  • 46 to 5553 (10%)
  • 56 to 6525 (4.8%)
  • 66 to 7533 (6.4%)
  • Over 7537 (7.2%)
  • Not recorded10 (1.9%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider271 (53%)
  • Passenger141 (27%)
  • Pedestrian104 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car518 (71%)
  • Motorcycle72 (9.9%)
  • Pedal cycle59 (8.1%)
  • Bus or coach19 (2.6%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes19 (2.6%)
  • Taxi or private hire car14 (1.9%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes11 (1.5%)
  • Other vehicle10 (1.4%)
  • Minibus6 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Thanet in 1993

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1993 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 1993

Of the 349 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Thanet had fewer road collisions than 213 of them in 1993.

Collisions
214th
of 349 areas, highest first
Casualties
244th
of 349 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
267th
of 349 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
192nd
of 349 areas, highest first

Roads in Thanet with the most crashes in 1993

The A255 had the most collisions in Thanet in 1993: 43, including 1 fatal and 11 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Thanet, 1993
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA2554348111
2ndA28405317
3rdA253335108
4thA254334006
5thB2052222604
6thA256203402
7thB2053121201
8thB205491300
9thB204881003
10thB20507900
11thB204961202
12thA2995501
13thB20463302
14thB20472200
15thB21901101

Towns in Thanet: crashes in 1993

Margate had the most collisions of any town in Thanet in 1993: 143.

Postcode districts in Thanet: crashes in 1993

CT9 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Thanet in 1993: 144.

Latest crashes in Thanet in 1993

Of the last 24 crashes in Thanet in 1993, none were fatal and 6 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1993.

Severity

Thanet road accidents in other years